title: Laparoscopic colectomy. Prospects and problems.
abstract: This article provides a fundamental review of laparoscopic colectomies. An overview of the physiology of laparascopic procedures is given as an introduction to the rationale of laparoscopic colectomies. A review of the current published literature including indications and an overview of laparoscopic bowel procedures for malignant diseases are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-5732, USA.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Holzman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eubanks
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy