The ladies trial: laparoscopic peritoneal lavage or resection for purulent peritonitis<sup>A </sup>and Hartmann's procedure or resection with primary anastomosis for purulent or faecal peritonitis<sup>B </sup>in perforated diverticulitis (NTR2037)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recently, excellent results are reported on laparoscopic lavage in patients with purulent perforated diverticulitis as an alternative for sigmoidectomy and ostomy.</p> <p>The objective of this study is to determine whethe...

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Main Authors: Bruin Sjoerd C, Mannaerts Guido HH, Cense Huib A, Blanken-Peeters Charlotte FJM, Neijenhuis Peter A, Karsten Thomas M, Hoofwijk Anton GM, Gerhards Michael F, van Duijn Eino B, Consten Esther CJ, Slooter Gerrit D, Coene Peter-Paul LO, van Wagensveld Bart A, Tollenaar Rob AEM, Stockmann Hein BAC, Prins Hubert A, Pierik Robert EGJM, Weidema Wibo F, de Graaf Eelco JR, Steup Willem H, Swank Dingeman J, Kruyt Philip M, Boom Maarten J, Bosker Robbert JI, Nienhuijs Simon W, Sosef Meindert N, Crolla Rogier MPH, Stassen Laurents PS, van der Hoeven Joost AB, Mulder Irene M, Lange Johan F, Vermeulen Jefrey, Swank Hilko A, Eijsbouts Quirijn AJ, Wiezer Marinus J, Hazebroek Eric J, van Geloven Anna AW, Maring John K, D'Hoore André JL, Kartheuser Alex, Remue Christophe, van Grevenstein Helma MU, Konsten Joop LM, van der Peet Donald L, Govaert Marc JPM, Engel Alexander F, Reitsma Johannes B, Bemelman Willem A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2482/10/29