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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2014; 20(45): 16956-16963
Published online Dec 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i45.16956
Published online Dec 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i45.16956
Systematic review of emergent laparoscopic colorectal surgery for benign and malignant disease
Manish Chand, Muhammed RS Siddiqui, Shahnawaz Rasheed, Paris Tekkis, Department of Surgery, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
Manish Chand, Muhammed RS Siddiqui, Ashish Gupta, Department of Surgery, Croydon University Hospital, Croydon CR7 7YE, United Kingdom
Amjad Parvaiz, Department of Minimally-Invasive Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth PO6 3LY, United Kingdom
Alex H Mirnezami, Department of Surgery, Southampton University Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
Tahseen Qureshi, Department of Surgery, Poole Hospital, Poole BH15 2JB, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Chand M, Siddiqui MRS, Gupta A, Rasheed S, Tekkis P, Parvaiz A, Mirnezami AH and Qureshi T contributed equally to this work.
Correspondence to: Manish Chand, PhD, Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Road, Sutton SM2 5PT, United Kingdom. mans001@aol.com
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Received: February 28, 2014
Revised: May 31, 2014
Accepted: July 22, 2014
Published online: December 7, 2014
Revised: May 31, 2014
Accepted: July 22, 2014
Published online: December 7, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Laparoscopic surgery is increasingly used in the emergency setting. This has been perceived to be a challenging surgical approach for such cases. However with appropriate expertise and training, laparoscopy can be used for colorectal emergencies with good short- and medium term outcomes.