Objective To report the feasibility of laparoscopic extralevator abdominoperineal excision( LELAPE)for low rectal cancer. Methods The clinical data of 106 patients with low rectal cancer were retrospectively analyzed.The clinical data of patients with low rectal cancer( less than or equal to 5 cm) were treated by surgery,among whom 47 patients recieved laparoscopic abdominoperineal excision( LAPE group) and 59 patients recieved LELAPE( LELAPE group). Results The circumferential resection margin rate in LELA...