title: Prospective evaluation of the quality of laparoscopic sigmoid resection for diverticular disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  There were no studies comparing whether the same principles as those in conventional surgery have been applied to the laparoscopic procedure. The aim of this study was to compare the quality of open sigmoid colectomy (OSC) with laparoscopic sigmoid colectomy (LSC) for diverticular disease. Specific measurements made were of the level of anastomosis from sacral promontory, distance from anal verge, specimen length and recurrence rates.
  
  
  METHODS
  Comparison was made between 72 consecutive patients who underwent an elective LSC to a control group of 22 patients who had previously undergone an OSC in the same institution. All patients had proctoscopy to measure the distance from the anal verge. A computed tomography without injection of contrast medium was performed in all cases to measure the distance from the sacral promontory to the top of the staple row. Length of fresh resected specimen and recurrence rates of diverticulitis were used for comparison.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no statistical difference between the two groups in terms of distance of anastomosis from anal verge (p=0.78) and distance from sacral promontory (p=0.65) in LSC and OSC patients respectively. Specimen length was more extensive in the OSC group than in the LSC group (p=0.02). After a mean follow-up of 43.5 (+/- 14.8) months in the LSC group and 62.4 (+/- 7.4) months in the OSC group, there was no difference in recurrent attack's rates of diverticulitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggested that laparoscopic procedure applied the same principles as those used in conventional surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive Surgery, CHU Angers, Angers, France. nicoregenet@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Regenet
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pessaux
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Tuech
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hennekinne
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lermite
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ridereau-Zins
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aube
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bergamaschi
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jean-Pierre
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000601:surgery; D043963:Diverticulosis, Colonic / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome