Factors that predict conversion in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery for Crohn's disease

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-51

  Moorthy, Krishna ^a,b   Shaul, Tracey ^a   Foley, Robert J ^a  

^a BEDFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; Crohn's disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; Laparoscopic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR;

EID: 0346099171     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2002.12.007     Document Type: Article

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