Laparoscopic restoration of the colon continuity after Hartmann procedure

: Literature data and personal experience with laparoscopic restoration of the continuity of the colon after Hartmann's procedure in 19 patients allowed the authors to conclude that minimally traumatic procedures had a number of advantages over operations of wide laparotomy such as less blood loss, rapid restoration of the intestinal motility, early activation of the patients, shorter postoperative stay at hospital. They are also thought to be effective methods of treatment and prophylactics of peritoneal commissures and their complications.