Validity of laparoscopic surgery for lower gastrointestinal perforations.
Kensuke KudouRyoko AoyamaKento IshiharaTomohide KawashitaShuhei KajiwaraTakashi MotomuraTakafumi YukayaTomonori NakanokoYosuke KurodaMasahiro OkamotoTadashi KogaYo-Ichi YamashitaEiji OkiTomoharu YoshizumiPublished in: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery (2024)
The laparoscopic approach for small bowel and colorectal perforation in an emergency setting is a safe procedure in carefully selected patients and may contribute to decreased intraoperative blood loss, shortened hospital stay, and decreased incidence of postoperative complications, especially wound infection.