Acute Diverticulitis
Studies conducted at P. Ambrosetti et al on acute diverticulitis recently published
Published in Telemedicine Week, August 21st, 2007
According to recent research from Geneva, Switzerland, "We performed a prospective study to analyze the functional results following elective laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for computed tomography (CT)-proven diagnosis of acute diverticulitis and review the literature. Forty-three of 45 available patients (96%) who had laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for CT-proven acute diverticulitis answered, after a mean time of 40 months, a questionnaire exploring new abdominal symptoms, bowel function, and the patient's own judgement of the surgical outcome."
"Surgical technique aimed at removing all the sigmoid by taking down the splenic flexure and do a colorectal anastomosis. Four...
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Source: Telemedicine Week (2007-08-21)
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