Case-Matched Comparison of Clinical and Financial Outcome After Laparoscopic or Open Colorectal Surgery

A Clinical Pathway to Accelerate Recovery After Colonic Resection

2000 • 783 citations

Hospital stay of 2 days after open sigmoidectomy with a multimodal rehabilitation programme

1999 • 552 citations

Prospective comparison of open vs. laparoscopic colon surgery for carcinoma

1996 • 452 citations

Prospective, randomized trial comparing laparoscopic vs. conventional surgery for refractory ileocolic crohn's disease

2001 • 391 citations

‘Fast track’ postoperative management protocol for patients with high co-morbidity undergoing complex abdominal and pelvic colorectal surgery

2001 • 384 citations

Laparoscopic colectomy

1993 • 367 citations

Length of stay has minimal impact on the cost of hospital admission1

2000 • 336 citations

Laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy

2000 • 243 citations

Cost Structure of Laparoscopic and Open Sigmoid Colectomy for Diverticular Disease

2002 • 206 citations

Advantages of Laparoscopic Resection for Ileocecal Crohn's Disease

2002 • 199 citations

Laparoscopic colectomy vs traditional colectomy for diverticulitis

1996 • 197 citations

Advantages of laparoscopic resection for ileocolic Crohn’s disease

2001 • 179 citations

Laparoscopic-Assisted Resection of Colorectal Malignancies

2001 • 166 citations

Open colectomy versus laparoscopic colectomy: are there differences?

1993 • 162 citations

Colorectal cancer

1998 • 155 citations

Morbidity and mortality following laparoscopic-assisted right hemicolectomy for cancer

1996 • 118 citations

Laparoscopic Assisted Colectomies Versus Open Colectomy

1995 • 109 citations

Laparoscopic-assisted vs open ileocolic resection for Crohn’s disease

2000 • 107 citations

Cost of open versus laparoscopically assisted right hemicolectomy for cancer

1997 • 89 citations

Laparoscopic colorectal resection for diverticulitis

1998 • 81 citations

Laparoscopic-assisted colorectal surgery: review of results in 752 patients.

1995 • 72 citations

Benefits of Laparoscopic-Assisted Colectomy for Colon Polyps: A Case-Matched Series

2000 • 70 citations

Is laparoscopic resection of colorectal polyps beneficial?

1998 • 68 citations

Laparoscopic vs open colon surgery. Costs and outcome.

1995 • 66 citations

Immediately recognizable benefits and drawbacks after laparoscopic colon resection for benign disease

1997 • 62 citations

LAPAROSCOPIC‐ASSISTED COMPARED WITH OPEN TOTAL COLECTOMY IN TREATING SLOW TRANSIT CONSTIPATION

1997 • 60 citations

The usefulness, indications, and complications of laparoscopy-assisted colectomy in comparison with those of open colectomy for colorectal carcinoma

2000 • 39 citations

Laparoscopic colon surgery for benign disease: a comparison to open surgery.

1999 • 27 citations

Laparoscopic colectomy for Dukes A colon cancer.

2000 • 25 citations

Laparoscopic Colectomy for Dukes A Colon Cancer

2000 • 10 citations