Minimally invasive surgery for diverticulitis: a single-center retrospective study in the United States focusing on splenic flexure mobilization in elective sigmoid colectomy
Routine SFM can be considered in minimally invasive sigmoidectomy for complicated diverticulitis without significant impact on 30-day morbidity/mortality regardless of surgical approach and may be anticipated preoperatively, particularly when a fistula is present.
Authors
- Jin K. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4373-1431)
- Jetsen A. Rodriguez-Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1855-7678)
- Kaylee E. Smith
- Ashley J. Alden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8920-2467)
- Paul M. Cavallaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3594-5453)
- Sharan Poonja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1682-7980)
- Lisa Moudgill
- Jorge Marcet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3728-8741)
- Allen P. Chudzinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2877-3772)
- Melissa A. Kendall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9671-1484)
- William N. Doyle
- Carolina Martinez
- Robert D. Bennett
Institutions
- University of South Florida (US)
- James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Daehan nae'si'gyeong bog'gang'gyeong oe'gwa haghoeji/Journal of minimally invasive surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7602/jmis.2026.29.1.22
- Primary Topic
- Diverticular Disease and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00