Goodbye Hartmann trial: a prospective, international, multicenter, observational study on the current use of a surgical procedure developed a century ago
Gennaro Perrone,
Mario Giuffrida,
Fikri Abu-Zidan
et al.
Abstract:Background
Literature suggests colonic resection and primary anastomosis (RPA) instead of Hartmann’s procedure (HP) for the treatment of left-sided colonic emergencies. We aim to evaluate the surgical options globally used to treat patients with acute left-sided colonic emergencies and the factors that leading to the choice of treatment, comparing HP and RPA.
Methods
This is a prospective, international, multicenter, observational study registered … Show more
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