The Sigma-trial protocol: A prospective double-blind multi-centre comparison of laparoscopic versus open elective sigmoid resection in patients with symptomatic diverticulitis

BMC Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Klarenbeek, Bastiaan R ^a   Veenhof, Alexander A F A ^a   De Lange, Elly S M ^a   Bemelman, Willem A ^b   Bergamaschi, Roberto ^c   Heres, Piet ^d   Lacy, Antonio M ^e   Van Den Broek, Wim T ^a   Van Der Peet, Donald L ^a   Cuesta, Miguel A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d Waterland Hospital   (Netherlands)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DIVERTICULITIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGMOIDECTOMY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; COLON RESECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGMOID;

COLECTOMY; COLON, SIGMOID; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548237634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2482-7-16     Document Type: Article

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