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The patient was an 82-year-old man who underwent laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for sigmoid colon cancer. Reconstruction was performed with a functional end-to-end anastomosis. The patient's postoperative course was good, and he was discharged on the 8th postoperative day. From one year and three months after the operation, dilation of the anastomotic site was seen on computed tomography (CT). Three years and 7 months after the operation, he visited our hospital for constipation and abdominal bloating. Blind loop syndrome was diagnosed due to the marked dilation of the anastomotic site on CT. Because his symptoms did not improve with conservative treatment, laparoscopic resection of the anastomotic site with reconstruction by double-stapling technique anastomosis was performed. Blind loop syndrome at a functional end-to-end anastomosis is a rare postoperative complication. However, patients with symptoms of intestinal obstruction should be treated surgically.