The goal of this text is to expand one's practice of minimally invasive colorectal surgery by implementation of various advanced reduced port and single techniques. The authors present a comprehensive operative technique text to teach and implement single incision and reduced port laparoscopic colorectal surgery best practices into clinical practice. The text is divided into three main sections: perioperative considerations; focused operative techniques, tips and tricks; and step-by-step details of common colorectal procedures. Each case is paired with intraoperative photos and video accompaniment to facilitate understanding the technique, reproducing the steps, and implementing single incision laparoscopic colorectal surgery. The extensive illustrations and links to video make this a truly interactive text. With the aid of this text, surgeon experienced in laparoscopy, as well as those looking to expand their minimally invasive arsenal will be able to successfully incorporate single incision laparoscopic techniques into practice 

Daniel P Geisler 
Program Director and Chief
Colorectal Surgery Saint Vincent Health Center
Allegheny Health Network Colorectal Physicians& Surgeons of Pennsylvania
Erie, PA

Deborah S Keller, MS MD 
Penn State
Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA

Eric M Haas, MD FACS FASCRS 
Department of Surgery
Division of Minimally Invasive Colon and Rectal Surgery
Colorectal Surgical Associates LLP LTD 
Houston, TX

Enhanced Recovery Pathways in Colorectal Surgery.- Patient Selection and General Patient Considerations.- Room Setup, Equipment, and Patient Positioning.- Considerations for Port Placement by Procedure, Incision Techniques, Specimen Extraction.- Technical Considerations in Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery.- Dissection Approaches.- High and Low Inferior Mesenteric Artery Ligation.- Mobilization of the Hepatic Fixture.- Approaches to Splenic Flexure Mobilization.- Total Mesorectal Excision.- Intraoperative Conversions in Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery.- SILS Right Hemicolectomy.- Reduced Port Sigmoid and Left Colectomy.- Single Incision Total Abdominal Colectomy.- Single-Incision Restorative Proctocolectomy with Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis.- SILS + 1 Low Anterior Resection versus Straight SILS.- Single Incision Rectopexy (With and Without Resection).- Single Incision Laparoscopic Ileostomyand Colostomy Creation.- Laparoscopic Ileostomy Reversal.- Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery for Local Excision.