Minimally invasive surgery significantly reduces adhesive small bowel obstructions after colorectal cancer resections.

• Adhesive small bowel obstruction occurs 42% less often with minimally invasive techniques (relative risk 0.58).
• The study analyzed data from 23,032 patients across 10 studies, with 36.5% in the minimally invasive group.

Surgeons can consider minimally invasive approaches to improve postoperative outcomes and reduce complications.

• The risk of other complications like hernias is also lower, enhancing patient recovery.