ObjectiveTo explore the clinical effect of laparoscopic surgery for treating elderly patients with colorectal cancer. MethodsA total of 70 elderly patients with colorectal cancer were enrolled and assigned to control and observation groups, with 35 cases in each group. Of them, the control group underwent routine open surgery, whereas the observation group underwent laparoscopic surgery for treatment. The surgical status and occurrence of complications were compared between the two groups. ResultsThe observation group yielded less intraoperative bleeding volume and a lower incidence of total complication as compared with the control group (all P＜0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in operation duration, number of lymph node dissection, and one-year-postoperative survival rate, recurrence rate, as well as distance metastasis rate between the two groups (all P＞0.05). ConclusionThe clinical effect of laparoscopic surgery for treating elderly patients with colorectal cancer is similar to that of open surgery; however, the former has a higher safety, which has a higher promotional value.

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