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SUBMITTER: Taira T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6864359 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Taira Tetsuro T Murono Koji K Nozawa Hiroaki H Hojo Daisuke D Kawai Kazushige K Hata Keisuke K Tanaka Toshiaki T Ishihara Soichiro S
Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) 20191104
<h4>Background</h4>and Purpose: Intestinal obstruction caused by an internal hernia projecting through a mesenteric defect is a rare sequela of laparoscopic colectomy, as surgeons usually leave such defects open. In this study, we investigated cases of internal hernia after laparoscopic left-sided colectomy.<h4>Methods</h4>Data of 308 patients who underwent laparoscopic left hemicolectomy or sigmoidectomy at our institute between 2013 and 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Patient characteristi ...[more]