Comparison of outcomes between laparoscopic and open Hartmann's reversal: A single‐center retrospective study in Japan

• Published in: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 137 - 146
• Main Authors: Sato, Aya, Imaizumi, Ken, Kasajima, Hiroyuki, Obuchi, Keisuke, Sato, Kentaro, Yamana, Daisuke, Tsuruga, Yosuke, Umehara, Minoru, Kurushima, Michihiro, Nakanishi, Kazuaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kyoto, Japan John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.01.2022; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Anastomosis, Surgical; Colostomy; Hartmann's procedure; Hartmann's reversal; Humans; Japan; laparoscopic operation; Laparoscopy; Patients; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Japan; Hartmann's reversal; laparoscopic operation; Hartmann's procedure

Introduction Laparoscopic Hartmann's reversal (LHR) has recently been reported to be safer and more feasible than open Hartmann's reversal (OHR); however, there is limited data on the outcomes of LHR compared with those of OHR from Asian countries. Therefore, we aimed to clarify the postop...