Two significant events in the last two decades have dramatically modified the surgical approach in patients with cancer of the middle and lower rectum [1]. The first one was the introduction of total ...
Forty patients were treated with the conventional Hartmann approach (resection plus a diverting colostomy) and 43 patients were managed by laparoscopy and peritoneal lavage. Patients in the lavage ...
Are there any risk factors that might help a surgeon decide whether to perform a diverting colostomy for patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer? The authors performed a ...
The most frequently described laparoscopic operations for the management of patients with IBD are restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis and ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease. For ...
Over the years various therapeutic techniques for diverticulitis have been developed. Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage (LPL) appears to be a safe and useful treatment, and it could be an effective ...
The incidence of rectal cancer rises sharply with age. Symptoms include rectal bleeding and change in bowel habit, although the early stages may be asymptomatic. The management of rectal cancer is ...
The incidence of rectal cancer rises sharply with age. Symptoms include rectal bleeding and change in bowel habit, although the early stages may be asymptomatic. The management of rectal cancer is ...
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