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Petachia Reissman
Researcher at Cleveland Clinic
Publications - 57
Citations - 3145
Petachia Reissman is an academic researcher from Cleveland Clinic. The author has contributed to research in topics: Colectomy & Colorectal surgery. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 48 publications receiving 2926 citations.
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A constipation scoring system to simplify evaluation and management of constipated patients.
TL;DR: The proposed constipation scoring system correlated well with objective physiologic findings in constipated patients to allow uniformity in assessment of the severity of constipation.
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Is early oral feeding safe after elective colorectal surgery? A prospective randomized trial.
Petachia Reissman,Tiong-Ann Teoh,S. M. Cohen,Eric G. Weiss,Juan J. Nogueras,Steven D. Wexner +5 more
TL;DR: Early oral feeding after elective colorectal surgery is safe and can be tolerated by the majority of patients, and may become a routine feature of postoperative management in these patients.
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Laparoscopic colorectal surgery--are we being honest with our patients?
TL;DR: Although many surgeons are eager to practice laparoscopic colorectal surgery on their patients with carcinoma, they are reluctant to have the new technique applied to themselves, and several important problems exist including early port-site recurrence and a dual surgical standard.
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Laparoscopic surgery in the management of inflammatory bowel disease
TL;DR: According to this initial experience, laparoscopic surgery is a versatile and effective modality in the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease in selected patients, however, Laparoscopic total colectomy is associated with higher morbidity when compared with ileocolic resection.
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Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: Ascending the Learning Curve
TL;DR: It is concluded that the feasibility of laparoscopic colorectal surgery has been well established and the morbidity associated with laparosopic and laparoscopy-assisted procedures correlates with a steep learning curve but is also related to the type of procedure.