Same-day colectomy: are we throwing caution to the wind?

S B Atallah^{1

2

3}, S W Larach⁴

Affiliations

¹ HCA Healthcare Oviedo, Orviedo, FL, USA. atallah@post.harvard.edu.
² Adventheath Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA. atallah@post.harvard.edu.
³ College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA. atallah@post.harvard.edu.
⁴ HCA Healthcare Oviedo, Orviedo, FL, USA.

Editorial

S B Atallah et al. Tech Coloproctol. 2023 Dec.

. 2023 Dec;27(12):1137-1138.

doi: 10.1007/s10151-023-02861-8.

S B Atallah^{1

2

3}, S W Larach⁴

¹ HCA Healthcare Oviedo, Orviedo, FL, USA. atallah@post.harvard.edu.
² Adventheath Orlando, Orlando, FL, USA. atallah@post.harvard.edu.
³ College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA. atallah@post.harvard.edu.
⁴ HCA Healthcare Oviedo, Orviedo, FL, USA.

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