2017
Indications for Surgery in Patients with Severe Clostridium Difficile Colitis
Reddy V, Longo W. Indications for Surgery in Patients with Severe Clostridium Difficile Colitis. Difficult Decisions In Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach 2017, 275-281. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-40223-9_25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClostridium difficile colitisDifficile colitisFulminant colitisSurgical therapySurgical interventionSevere Clostridium difficile colitisMultisystem organ failureTiming of surgeryCourse of diseaseMajority of casesRefractory colitisUnnecessary colectomyAntibiotic therapyMedical therapyOrgan failureFatal outcomeHigh morbidityPoor outcomeMild diarrheaNosocomial diarrheaColitisTherapyDiarrheaSurgeryIntervention
2015
Reoperative surgery for the failed low pelvic anastomosis
Reddy V, Einarsdottir H. Reoperative surgery for the failed low pelvic anastomosis. Seminars In Colon And Rectal Surgery 2015, 26: 194-199. DOI: 10.1053/j.scrs.2015.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow pelvic anastomosisWorse oncologic outcomesGood functional outcomeRectal cancer surgeryQuality of lifeReoperative surgeryColoanal anastomosisRedo surgeryLate complicationsOncologic outcomesSinus tractSerious complicationsCancer surgeryChronic sepsisHigh morbidityPelvic anastomosisFunctional outcomeSurgical challengeAnastomosisSurgeryComplicationsOutcomesOnly optionTechnical difficultiesSepsis