title: Laparoscopic colorectal procedures: a multicenter Brazilian experience.
abstract: An evaluation of the results of the Brazilian experience in colorectal laparoscopic procedures in a multicenter prospective protocol done by the Brazilian Society of Colo-Proctology is presented. From December 1991 to August 1998, 1,161 patients (583 men and 578 women; mean age, 49.8 years), were operated on laparoscopically. Most of the procedures (40.5%) were for cancer, and the most common procedure was anterior resection (22.5%). The mean operative time was 189 minutes (3.1 hours). There were 42 (3.6%) perioperative complications; visceral injuries were the most common (1.4%). Conversions occurred in 122 (10.5%) cases. There were 148 (12.7%) postoperative complications; wound infections were the most common (5.2%). A liquid diet was started at a mean time of 1.4 days after the operation, and the mean hospitalization period was 6.4 days.
authors.affiliation: Brazilian Registry.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Regadas
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Neto
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gama
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Pandini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marchiori
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cutait
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Neto
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Neto
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Regadas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome