Laparoscopic colectomy is an underused procedure for the elective management of colovesical fistulas

Am Surg. 2014 Apr;80(4):412-3.

Authors

Haisar E Dao¹, Peter E Miller, Satyadeep Bhattacharya, Adam Klipfel, Matthew Vrees, Steven Schechter

Affiliation

¹ Department of Colorectal Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

PMID: 24887677

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Colectomy / methods*
Colectomy / mortality
Colostomy / statistics & numerical data
Female
Hospital Charges / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Intestinal Fistula / mortality
Intestinal Fistula / surgery*
Laparoscopy / methods*
Laparoscopy / mortality
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Treatment Outcome
United States / epidemiology