P (patient population) I (intervention) C (comparator) O (key outcomes) Patients with severe Clostridium difficile colitis Surgery No surgery Morbidity, mortality, quality of life Results The overall quality of the…
P (patients) I (intervention) C (comparator) O (outcomes) Hinchey III diverticulitis Sigmoidectomy (Hartmann’s or primary resection and anastomosis with or without diversion) Laparoscopic peritoneal lavage (washout) Resolution recurrence A systematic…
P (Patients) I (Intervention) C (Comparator) O (Outcomes) Patients with fecal incontinence. Physiologic workup. Clinical Decision Making. Diagnosing the underlying cause. Predicting treatment outcome. Results We feel that obtaining a…
Author (Year) Population (time period) Method of repair Number of patients Diverting stoma? Results Follow-up Quality of evidence De Parades (2011) [1] Rectovaginal fistula (2003–2008) Endorectal advancement flap with muscular…
Patient population Intervention Comparator Outcomes studied Patients with 3rd degree hemorrhoids Hemorrhoidectomy Rubber Band Ligation Symptom control and morbidity Search Strategy/Methods A literature search of MEDLINE, PubMed, the Cochrane Database…
Patient population Intervention Comparator Outcomes studied Patients with recurrent fissure after Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy Repeat LIS 1. Advancement flap 2. Botox Cure, continence, patient satisfaction Table 35.2 Results of literature…
Fig. 32.1 Parks classification (A) superficial fistula (B) intersphincteric fistula (C) transsphincteric fistula (D) suprasphinteric fistula (E) extrasphincteric fistula (From Simpson et al. [1]) In this chapter, the data regarding…
Patient population Intervention Comparator Outcomes studied Patients with RC and SCRLM Staged rectum-first approach Liver-first approach Simultaneous resections approach Perioperative morbidity Disease free survival (DFS) OS Results Evaluation of the…
Polyp Characteristics Very large size is a relative contraindication for endoscopic removal (the skill set of the endoscopist is also a factor); polyps that involve the great majority of the…
Patient population Intervention Comparators Outcomes studied Rectal cancer patients undergoing low anterior resection with coloanal anastomosis Colonic reservoir creation: J-pouch, transverse coloplasty, or side-to-end anastomosis Straight coloanal anastomosis Postoperative morbidity…
