Problems of randomization to open or laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for diverticular disease

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 369-375

  Raue, Wieland ^a   Langelotz, Corinna ^a   Paolucci, Vittorio ^b   Pross, Matthias ^c   Ludwig, Kaja ^d   Asperger, Walter ^e   Schwenk, Wolfgang ^f  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Ketteler Krankenhaus Offenbach   (Germany)

^c German Red Cross Hospital   (Germany)

^d Klinikum Sudstadt Rostock   (Germany)

^e Krankenhaus St Elisabeth und St Barbara   (Germany)

^f ASKLEPIOS KLINIK ALTONA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diverticulitis; Laparoscopy; RCT; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SIGMOIDECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN SIGMOIDECTOMY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX RATIO; SIGMOIDECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AGED; COLON, SIGMOID; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79955933041     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-010-1074-7     Document Type: Article

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