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surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)

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Comparison of laparoscopic sigmoidectomy with and without preservation of the superior rectal artery: A single-institution retrospective study.

Wakahara T1, Toyokawa A, Ashitani H, Tsuchida S, Hasegawa Y.
Asian journal of endoscopic surgery.Asian J Endosc Surg.2015 Feb;8(1):29-33. doi: 10.1111/ases.12142. Epub 2014 Nov 5.
INTRODUCTION: The inferior mesenteric artery is usually divided during the resection of sigmoid colon cancers. However, this sometimes results in an insufficient blood supply to the anastomosis, leading to anastomotic leakage. We conducted a retrospective analysis to determine the feasibility and po
PMID 25371097

Antibiotics alone instead of percutaneous drainage as initial treatment of large diverticular abscess.

Elagili F1, Stocchi L, Ozuner G, Kiran RP.
Techniques in coloproctology.Tech Coloproctol.2015 Feb;19(2):97-103. doi: 10.1007/s10151-014-1250-9. Epub 2014 Nov 23.
BACKGROUND: There are limited data assessing the effectiveness of antibiotics as sole initial therapy in patients with large diverticular abscess. The aim of our study was to compare outcomes of selected patients treated with initial antibiotics alone versus percutaneous drainage.METHODS: All patien
PMID 25417122

Application of failure mode and effect analysis in laparoscopic colon surgery training.

Alba Mesa F1, Sanchez Hurtado MA, Sanchez Margallo FM, Gomez Cabeza de Vaca V, Komorowski AL.
World journal of surgery.World J Surg.2015 Feb;39(2):536-42. doi: 10.1007/s00268-014-2827-1.
AIM: To evaluate if application of failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) to laparoscopy training can help surgeons acquire laparoscopy skills.METHODS: After preparing a FMEA matrix of laparoscopic sigmoidectomy, we have introduced it during three laparoscopy courses. Forty-eight surgeons, divided
PMID 25326422