This document discusses the role of laparoscopic surgery for small bowel tumors. It outlines that laparoscopy can be used for diagnosis, staging, and in some cases curative resection of small bowel tumors, extending techniques used for gastric and colorectal cancers. Specific tumor types that may be suitable for laparoscopic resection include gastrointestinal stromal tumors and adenocarcinomas. The document reviews techniques for laparoscopic resection and anastomosis of different small bowel segments.