Open AccessLaparoscopic Surgery for Crohn’s Disease: Reasons for Conversion
Author(s) -
C. Max Schmidt,
Mark A. Talamini,
Howard S. Kaufman,
Keith D. Lilliemoe,
Peter A. Learn,
Theodore M. Bayless
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200106000-00002
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , fistula , laparoscopy , anastomosis , crohn's disease , extracorporeal , laparoscopic surgery , colectomy , inflammatory bowel disease , general surgery , bowel obstruction , disease , ulcerative colitis
To examine factors influencing conversion from a laparoscopic to an open procedure in patients requiring surgery for Crohn's disease.