Colovesical fistula: Not a contraindication to elective laparoscopic colectomy

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-236

  Bartus, Christine M ^a,c   Lipof, Tamar ^a   Sarwar, C M Shahbaz ^b   Vignati, Paul V ^a,b   Johnson, Kristina H ^a,b   Sardella, William V ^a,b   Cohen, Jeffrey L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colovesical fistula; Diverticular disease; Laparoscopic colectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOCOLIC FISTULA; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SURGEON; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLECTOMY; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17744399704     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0849-8     Document Type: Article

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