“…[6,[11][12][13] Our operating time (255 minutes), as well as average duration of hospital stay (10 days), is also comparable to other similar studies. [4,6,[12][13][14][15] Our morbidity rate of 9.4% is better than the reported morbidity rates following laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancers in other series. [13][14][15][16] Similarly, our conversion rate of 9.4% is comparable to most studies (10%-21%).…”