BACKGROUND: Health care systems provide care to increasingly complex and elderly
patients. Colorectal surgery is a prime example, with high volumes of major procedures …

BACKGROUND: Postoperative adhesions are a significant health problem with major
implications on quality of life and health care expenses. The purpose of this review was to …

Background Few larger studies have estimated the incidence of incisional hernia (IH) after
abdominal surgery. Methods Patients who had abdominal surgery between November 2009 …

BACKGROUND Small-bowel obstruction (SBO) represents as many as 16% of surgical
admissions and more than 300,000 operations annually in the United States. The optimal …

Objective: To assess the infertility rate after laparoscopic ileal pouch-anal anastomosis
(IPAA). Background: Total proctocolectomy with IPAA is known to be associated with …

Background Laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery aims to provide patients with curative
resection while minimizing postoperative morbidity and mortality. This study used meta …

Despite improved outcomes in many other areas of surgery, abdominal wall hernia
formation still complicates 11% to 50% of all laparotomies. 1–6 It remains the most common …

Background Adhesive small-bowel obstruction (SBO) contributes significantly to emergency
surgical workload. Laparotomy remains the standard approach. Despite published reports …

Introduction The purpose of this review was to assess the incidence and risk factors for
adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) following laparotomy. Methods The PubMed …

Objectives: To clarify national clinical and economic laparoscopic colectomy outcomes, we
conducted a study of patients who underwent colectomy by laparoscopic or open …