Question 1 · LEK · Operations

Which of the following operations can be performed in the case of adenocarcinoma localized in the sigmoid colon?

  1. A. laparoscopy, sigmoid resection.
  2. B. laparoscopy, Hartmann operation.
  3. C. sigmoid resection by means of laparotomy.
  4. D. laparoscopic Hartmann operation.
  5. E. all the above.
Hint

Consider whether the access route (open vs minimally invasive) and the type of resection (anastomosis vs end colostomy) exclude one another.

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