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Laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy with intracorporeal hand-sewn anastomosis
S Msika1, A Iannelli, Y Flamant
1Department of Surgery, University Hospital Louis Mourier (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris), 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700 Colombes, France. simon.msika@lmr.ap-hop-paris.fr
Surgical Endoscopy
|April 4, 2001
Abstract:
In recent years, laparoscopy has had a significant impact on colorectal surgery. However, to date, totally laparoscopic procedures have required the use of stapling devices to fashion the anastomosis. Herein we report a case of totally laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy with intracorporeal hand-sewn anastomosis for diverticulitis. We describe the surgical technique, focusing on the advantages of and indications for the laparoscopic hand-sewn anastomosis.