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Laparoscopic surgery has been increasingly utilized for the treatment of colon cancer following several randomized trials which have demonstrated that this approach results in less pain, quicker recovery and comparable oncological outcomes compared with open surgery [1]. Although left hemicolectomy has been viewed as the standard procedure for left sided colon cancer, the extent of the resection could vary according to the tumour location [2]. Since a previous randomized controlled trial showed that survival after left segmental colectomy was equivalent to that of left hemicolectomy [3], we demonstrate the feasibility of laparoscopic assisted left hemicolectomy with superior rectal artery preservation for the treatment of colon cancer at the descending-sigmoid junction. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.