Elective colectomy for treatment of benign colon polyps: National surgical trends, outcomes, and cost analysis
Rates of colectomy for benign adenomas significantly increased from 2000 to 2014. Colectomy was associated with significant mortality, morbidity, and cost. Development of strategies to improve endoscopic management of benign large colon neoplasms is urgently needed.
Authors
- Benjamin S. Brooke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3521-3749)
- Andrew J. Gawron (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8968-6998)
- Tonya Kaltenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0324-1542)
- Luke Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4946-9884)
- Jessica X. Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6933-0791)
- William Peche
- Roy Soetikno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0850-2625)
- Mary A. Whooley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5943-0078)
Institutions
- San Francisco VA Medical Center (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Utah Department of Health (US)
- University of Utah Health Care (US)
- George E. Wahlen Department of VA Medical Center (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Endoscopy International Open
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2689-5839
- Primary Topic
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00