Objectives: To evaluate the overall survival and disease-free survival of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer. Subjects and methods: 107 patients with rectal cancer who underwent laparoscopic surgery, overall survival and disease-free survival after laparoscopic surgery was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier test. Results: The overall survival and disease-free survival of 12, 24 and 36 months were and ; and ; and , respectively. | Overall survival and disease free survival of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer