The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 3 , Pages 296-301, March 2009

Emergency laparoscopic colectomy: does it measure up to open?

  • Jonah J. Stulberg, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave., LKS 7, MS 5047, Cleveland, OH 44106-5047, USA
    • Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-216-844-8649; fax: +1-216-844-5957
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  • Brad J. Champagne, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave., LKS 7, MS 5047, Cleveland, OH 44106-5047, USA
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  • Zhen Fan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave., LKS 7, MS 5047, Cleveland, OH 44106-5047, USA
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  • Mike Horan, D.D.S., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Vincent Obias, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave., LKS 7, MS 5047, Cleveland, OH 44106-5047, USA
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  • Eric Marderstein, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave., LKS 7, MS 5047, Cleveland, OH 44106-5047, USA
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  • Harry Reynolds, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave., LKS 7, MS 5047, Cleveland, OH 44106-5047, USA
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  • Conor P. Delaney, M.D., Ph.D., M.Ch.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave., LKS 7, MS 5047, Cleveland, OH 44106-5047, USA

Received 19 August 2008; received in revised form 18 September 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00770-8

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.09.010

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 197, Issue 3 , Pages 296-301, March 2009