Colectomy

09/01/2011 - "A significant proportion of patients with ulcerative colitis will still have to undergo colectomy and overall half of the patients do not achieve sustained remission, leading to impairment of physical and mental health, social life, employment issues and sexual activity. "
09/01/2006 - "Our findings may help to predict patients with ulcerative colitis who have a high risk for colectomy."
08/01/2015 - "Efficacy of ADL therapy in ulcerative colitis patients previously treated with IFX appears to be modest in clinical practice, and with higher colectomy rates than reported for anti-TNF-naive patients in the registration trials."
07/01/2008 - "In children with severe ulcerative colitis IFX is a valuable treatment for inducing remission, avoiding emergency colectomy; retreatment may be offered to maintain remission."
10/01/1995 - "This study suggests that AI will be useful in evaluation of response to medical therapy and prediction of remission and colectomy in patients with moderately active ulcerative colitis."

10/01/2012 - "Laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer has become a standard of care, with a number of publications highlighting its safety, improved postoperative recovery, and excellent oncologic outcomes. "
11/14/2007 - "Several studies suggest improved survival among patients in whom a higher number of nodes are examined after colectomy for colon cancer. "
03/01/2006 - "Laparoscopic colectomy is associated with less overall morbidity and improved survival for patients with colonic cancers. "
08/01/2005 - "It can now be said that from an oncologic standpoint, in experienced hands, laparoscopic colectomy for curable colon cancer is equivalent to conventional therapy, and it is superior to conventional operation regarding short-term outcomes. "
09/01/2004 - "The recently published results from the largest and first prospective randomized trial with sufficient statistical power have shown that laparoscopic colectomy is as effective as open colectomy in preventing recurrence and death from colon cancer. "

01/01/2006 - "Colectomy with creation of an ileal pouch anal anastomosis (J pouch) has become the standard of care for patients with severe or refractory colitis and results in an improved quality of life in most patients. "
01/01/2004 - "Long-term results confirm high efficacy of total colectomy in severe nonspecific ulcerous colitis both in children and adults."
07/01/2013 - "It is unclear whether colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis (FCDC) leads to a improvement in survival compared with continued medical therapy for this moribund population. "
01/07/2014 - "For patients with extensive colitis and rectal involvement, total colectomy and end-ileostomy is safe and effective; however, a few patients can have subsequent IRA, and half of the patients will require proctectomy later. "
12/01/2014 - "This study aimed to determine the safety of laparoscopic subtotal colectomy in severe colitis and to determine whether the laparoscopic approach improved short-term outcomes in comparison with the open approach. "

02/01/1996 - "Total abdominal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis is highly effective in alleviating symptoms in patients with chronic idiopathic constipation."
04/07/1990 - "Subtotal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis yields a good outcome in 70-100% of cases with slow transit constipation. "
07/01/1984 - "Although colectomy and ileorectal anastomosis gave good results for slow transit constipation, partial pelvic floor division provided satisfactory long-term improvement in only one of the 7 patients with the outlet syndrome."
12/15/2009 - "Subtotal colectomy with antiperistaltic cecoproctostomy appeared to be the superior treatment than the TAC-IRA for selected patients with slow transit constipation for improved functional outcomes and quality of life."
12/01/2008 - "Compared to the TAC-IRA, subtotal colectomy with end-to-end antiperistaltic cecoproctostomy for appropriately selected patients with STC resulted in relief of constipation, satisfactory functional outcome, and improved qualities of life."

01/01/2007 - "There seems to no real safety problems in performing laparoscopic colectomy for cancer; improvement in operative times, conversion rates, and complications should make laparoscopy the best cost-effective approach to colectomy."
01/01/2011 - "In laparoscopic colectomy for cancer, application of ERP was associated with no increase in complication rate but significant improvement of gastrointestinal function. "
02/01/2008 - "A critical pathway incorporating rapid diet advancement for patients undergoing primary cytoreductive surgery with rectosigmoid colectomy for ovarian and primary peritoneal cancers is feasible, safe, and associated with a significant reduction in length of hospital stay and hospital-related costs."
06/01/2006 - "These studies have established both the short- and long-term safety and oncologic efficacy of laparoscopic colectomy for cancer. "
12/01/2013 - "Survival after left colonic resection for descending colon cancer was not different from splenic flexure cancer, but sigmoid colectomy carried improved survival (HR 0.95, p = 0.027). "