Laparoscopic versus Open Bowel Resection for Crohn's Disease

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...

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Main Authors: Jeanine Tabet, Dennis Hong, Cei-Whan Kim, Jason Wong, Robert Goodacre, Mehran Anvari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2001-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/814749