Laparoscopic colectomy for benign colorectal disease is associated with a significant reduction in disability as compared with laparotomy

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1397-1400

  Chen, H H ^a   Wexner, S D ^a   Weiss, E G ^a   Nogueras, J J ^a   Alabaz, O ^a   Iroatulam, A J N ^a   Nessim, A ^a   Joo, J S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign colon disease; Disability; Laparoscopic colectomy; Laparotomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON DISEASE; COLON RESECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM DISEASE; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032248305     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900867     Document Type: Article

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