Can laparoscopy reduce hospital stay in the treatment of Crohn's disease?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1661-1666

  Msika, Simon ^a   Iannelli, Antonio ^a   Deroide, Grégoire ^a   Jouët, Pauline ^a   Soulé, Jean Claude ^a   Kianmanesh, Reza ^a   Perez, Nicolas ^a   Flamant, Yves ^a   Fingerhut, Abe ^b   Hay, Jean Marie ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

Author keywords

Costs; Inflammatory bowel disease; Laparoscopy; Laparotomy; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTESTINE FUNCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SAFETY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035209313     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02234387     Document Type: Article

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