title: Preservation and peeling of the inferior mesenteric artery in the anterior resection for complicated diverticular disease.
abstract: The authors, on the basis of 3 cases of complicated diverticular disease, discuss the indications to surgery, considering the advantages and disadvantages of the various surgical techniques and examining in particular the rules for a correct operation with resection and primary or secondary anastomosis. As they performed a rectosigmoidectomy with primary high colorectal anastomosis, they report the reasons why they adopted the preservation and peeling of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA).
authors.affiliation: III Surgical Department, University of Rome La Sapienza.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Messinetti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giacomelli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manno
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Finizio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fabrizio
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Granai
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Busicchio
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lauria
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017537:Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*