Increasing Adoption of Laparoscopy in Urgent and Emergent Colectomies for Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis

While minimally invasive surgery (MIS) approaches are commonly utilized in the elective surgical setting for pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC), their role in urgent and emergent disease is less clear. We aim to assess trends in the surgical approaches for pediatric UC patients requiring urgent and emergent colectomies and their associated outcomes.

Source: Journal of Surgical Research - December 8, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Alicia C. Greene, Marc M. Mankarious, Adam Finkelstein, Jessica C. El-Mallah, Audrey S. Kulaylat, Afif N. Kulaylat Tags: Pediatric Surgery Source Type: research