Abstract:Center of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Republican Vilnius University Hospital, Šiltnamių Str. 29, Vilnius, Lithuania
E-mail: astasinskas@yahoo.fr; Juozas.Stanaitis@mf.vu.lt, juozas.stanaitis@vgpul.lt
Introduction
A change in procedure from open to laparoscopic reversal of Hartmann’s colostomy was implemented at our department between May 2009 and December 2010. The aim of the study was to investigate whether this change was beneficial for the patients.
Methods
The medical records of all patients who u… Show more
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