Abstract:Objective?To investigate the impact of intraoperative intra-abdominal pressure increasing on digestive system.?Methods?A retrospective analysis of clinical data of 132 cases of colorectal cancer patients from January 2013 to June 2016 was made. Patients were divided into groups A, B and C according to the intra-abdominal pressure, 46 cases in each group. Group A: 46 patients, 10 mmHg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa), group B: 45 patients, 12 mmHg, group C: 41 patients, 15mmHg. Comparison of postoperative recovery time, complications, serum cytokine levels was made among the three groups.?Results?The number of postoperative 6h nasogastric tube pulled out, bowel recovery time, first flatus or a bowel movement, tolerance semi-liquid diet, postoperative duration of diarrhea, postoperative hospitalization time among the three groups show no statistically difference (P > 0.05). The difference of acute gastric injury (AGI), chyle leakage, anastomotic fistula, surgical bleeding, intestinal paralysis, vomiting incidence of postoperative among the three groups has no statistically differences (P > 0.05). While postoperative IL-6 level and MAP were significantly increased compare with preoperative level, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Postoperative TNF-α show no statistical differences compare with preoperative (P > 0.05). Postoperative serum IL-6 levels in 25 patients with intestinal paralysis was (10.71 ± 4.37) ng/L, 107 cases had high serum IL-6 levels in patients did not occur intestinal paralysis was (10.66 ± 4.13) ng/L, the difference was not statistically significance (P > 0.05).?Conclusion?Intra-abdominal pressure increasing during minimally invasive surgical procedure has no significant effect on the digestive system in colorectal cancer patients.