Fig. 5. Photographs of trocar-site skin after laparoscopic low anterior resection (LAR) surgery. (A) The trocar-site skin burn was found just after laparoscopic LAR. (B) On the postoperative day (POD) 4 of the same patient, the wound healing process progressed slowly, and a discolored wound scar was observed. (C) Trocar-site skin burn was not found on POD 0 after laparoscopic LAR with the proper skin incision and prohibition of open circuit activation in another patient. The photos were taken after obtaining informed consent from the patients.
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