Surgery for rectal cancer is relatively major surgery. Typically, it is now best to do a minimally invasive 3D laparoscopic procedure so that the patient is in bed much less. The typical hospital stay after surgery is around 7-10 days, which is a relatively smooth operation. It also depends on the site of the tumor. For high grade rectal cancer, 5-7 days of hospitalization after surgery is usually enough, while for low grade rectal cancer, the surgery is very large, and it may need to do transabdominal perineal colectomy, and the anus will be cut off, so the surgery is very large, and the patient may need to stay in the hospital for about 10 days.