Laparoscopic subtotal colectomy for medically refractory ulcerative colitis: the time has come.

Dana A. Telem,Anthony J. Vine,Garry Swain,Celia M. Divino,Barry Salky,Adrian J. Greenstein,Michael T. Harris,L. Brian Katz

Laparoscopic subtotal colectomy for medically refractory ulcerative colitis: the time has come.

2010

Dana A. Telem
Anthony J. Vine
Garry Swain
Celia M. Divino
Barry Salky
Adrian J. Greenstein
Michael T. Harris
L. Brian Katz

Purpose To evaluate laparoscopic versus open subtotal colectomy (STC) in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) requiring urgent or emergent operative intervention.

Keywords:

Refractory
Colectomy
Endoscopy
Subtotal Colectomy
Ulcerative colitis
Acute abdomen
Surgery
General surgery
Complication
Medicine
Laparoscopy
Hepatology
Internal medicine
Abdominal surgery

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