Indication for Surgery in 750 Patients Who Underwent a Colon or Rectal Laparoscopic Procedure
| Indication | No. of cases |
|---|---|
| Malignant disease | 372 |
| Adenocarcinoma | 367 |
| Carcinoid | 3 |
| Lymphoma | 1 |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 1 |
| Diverticular disease | 154 |
| Chronic diverticulitis | 111 |
| Acute diverticulitis | 41 |
| Diverticulosis | 2 |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 128 |
| Crohn’s disease | 73 |
| Ulcerative colitis | 55 |
| Benign tumours | 64 |
| Polyp | 58 |
| Lipoma | 3 |
| Leiomyoma | 2 |
| Polyposis | 1 |
| Other | 32 |
| Iatrogenic perforation | 7 |
| Rectal prolapse | 6 |
| Angiodysplasia | 5 |
| Volvulus | 3 |
| Ischemia | 3 |
| Stercoral ulcer | 2 |
| Stricture | 2 |
| Radiation enteritis | 1 |
| Complex anal fistula | 1 |
| Parastomal hernia | 1 |
| Colocutaneous fistula | 1 |