AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 5 (May)

Laparoscopic Colectomy-An Option in Colorectal Surgery (May 2003)

May 2003 pages 1-4 Laparoscopic Colectomy-An Option in Colorectal Surgery A physician may tell his patient the following: "You will probably return home in 4 or 5 days after the operation. You may be able to resume your normal schedule within about a week of the day you leave the hospital. You can return to your job, begin exercising, play sports, and resume your normal everyday activities. And within a few months, you will hardly be able to notice the surgical incisions." You might be surprised to learn that the patient in the above scenario is getting ready...

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