Impact of complications on length of stay in elective laparoscopic colectomies.

Background: Length of hospital stay (LOS) is an indirect measure of surgical quality and a surrogate for cost. The impact of postoperative complications on LOS following elective colorectal surgery is not well defined. The purpose of this study is to determine the contribution of specific complications towards LOS in elective laparoscopic colectomy patients.

Small bowel intussusception causing a postoperative bowel obstruction following laparoscopic low anterior resection in an adult.

Adult intussusception usually presents with nonspecific symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting, and a change in bowel habits. Although postoperative intussusception has been described in the pediatric population, there has been little description of it in the adult population. Postoperative intussusception has unique challenges, as hydrostatic reduction may compromise bowel anastomoses.