Minimally invasive, endoscopically assisted colostomy can be performed without general anesthesia or laparotomy

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 271-273

  Mattingly, Mark ^a,b   Wasvary, Harry ^a   Sacksner, Jordy ^a   Deshmukh, Ganesh ^a   Kadro, Omar ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colostomy; Fecal diversion; Minimally invasive

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MORBIDITY; SEDATION; SIGMOID;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLOSTOMY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037321640     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6534-0     Document Type: Article

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