Objective    To study the feasibility

technique skills and clinical outcome of laparoscopic sacrococcygeal teratoma resection.     Methods    Laparoscopic resection of sacrococcygeal teratoma was performed in 26 patients admitted to our hospital from July 2002 to September 2009. The smallest and largest tumor was 4 cm×4 cm×3 cm and 13 cm×12 cm×10 cm in size

respectively

with their low margin 1 cm to 6 cm away from the anus.     Results    All the procedures were completed under laparoscope with an average operation time of 98 min (45-160 min) and an average blood loss of 180 ml (140-330 ml). No complication occurred during the operation

except for rectum injury in 2 patients

which was repaired under laparoscope. Gastrointestinal tract began to move in 1-2 d (1.2 d) after surgery. The average postoperative hospital stay was 3.9 d (3-6 d). Intestinal fistula occurred in 1 patient and was repaired. Seventeen patients were followed up for 2-51 months

during which no recurrence was found.     Conclusion    laparoscopic resection of sacrococcygeal teratoma is a safe

reliable

effective and radical procedure characterized by few complications and rapid recovery.