Defining the role of laparoscopic-assisted sigmoid colectomy for diverticulitis

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1726-1731

  Vargas, H D ^a   Ramirez, R T ^a   Hoffman, G C ^a   Hubbard, G W ^a   Gould, R J ^a   Wohlgemuth, S D ^a   Ruffin, W K ^a   Hatter, J E ^a   Kolm, P ^a  

^a Norfolk Surgical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Colectomy; Diverticulitis; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SIGMOIDECTOMY; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034544837     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02236858     Document Type: Article

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