Laparoscopic versus Open Bowel Resection for Crohn's Disease

oleh: Jeanine Tabet, Dennis Hong, Cei-Whan Kim, Jason Wong, Robert Goodacre, Mehran Anvari

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2001-01-01

Deskripsi

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic bowel resection is an alternative to open surgery for patients with Crohn's disease requiring surgical resection. The present report describes a seven-year experience with the laparoscopic treatment of Crohn's disease compared with the open technique in a tertiary Canadian centre.