Objective: To determine the disease-free survival (DFS) and recurrence after the treatment of
patients with rectal cancer with open (OPEN) or laparoscopic (LAP) resection. Background: …

PURPOSE: The purpose of our study was to determine the clinical and CT predictors of
recurrent disease after a first episode of diverticulitis that was successfully managed …

Purpose: This study was designed to compare short-term outcomes after hand-assisted
laparoscopic vs. straight laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Methods: Eleven surgeons at five …

PURPOSE: A laparoscopic approach to restorative proctocolectomy is new and has not been
compared recently with the traditional open procedure. By using prospectively gathered …

• Many surgeons consider the ileoanal pouch procedure to be the procedure of choice for
patients who require surgery for ulcerative colitis and familial adenomatous polyposis. To …

BACKGROUND: Adequate treatment of severe deep pelvic endometriosis requires complete
excision of all implants, but formal bowel resection is not generally recommended. The …

… Drafting of the manuscript: Ricciardi and Marcello. Critical revision of the manuscript for
important intellectual content: Ricciardi, Roberts, Marcello, Hall, Read, and Schoetz. Statistical …

INTRODUCTION: There are no previous comparative studies of total abdominal colectomy
by laparoscopic methods in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease patients requiring urgent …

PURPOSE: Indications for operative intervention in the treatment of diverticulitis have become
unclear. We hypothesized that surgical treatment for diverticulitis has decreased resulting …

PURPOSE: Recent studies have suggested that a subset of patients with Crohn's colitis may
have a favorable outcome after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis and have advocated elective …