Colonic pathological assessment     Oedema Congestion Focal erosion Ulcer None Present None Present None Present None Present Laparoscopic 0 10 0 10 1 9 0 10 Conventional 0 10 1 9 0 10 0 10 p   .500 .500

Table 3: Histopathological examinatin results of the colon in laparoscopic and open surgery groups. (Statistically tested with chi-Square, p ≤ 0. 05 accepted as significant).