Reversal of Hartmann's procedure after surgery for complications of diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon is safe and possible in most patients

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 419-425

  Oomen, J L T ^a   Cuesta, M A ^b   Engel, A F ^a  

^a ZAANS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diverticulitis; Hartmann procedure; p POSSUM; POSSUM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON RESECTION; FEMALE; HARTMANN OPERATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEPSIS; SIGMOID; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLON; COLON, SIGMOID; COLOSTOMY; DIVERTICULITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; SIGMOID DISEASES;

EID: 33646080603     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091444     Document Type: Article

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