• Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, P. R. China;
XIAO Yi, Email: xiaoy@pumch.cn
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The technique of laparoscopic radical right hemicolectomy is becoming mature, but there are still controversies on some key steps, including the extent of lymph node dissection, the scope of bowel resection, the choice of surgical access and anastomosis. The new function-preserving surgery and natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) have further enhanced the minimally invasive nature of surgery. The author’s have reviewed the latest domestic and international literature, combined with the experience of the author’s center, and elaborated on the current focus issues of laparoscopic radical surgery for right-sided colon cancer.