Foo FJ

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

other 2024

Colonic stenting: is the bridge to surgery worth its cost? A cost-effectiveness analysis at a single Asian institution

Annals of coloproctology ·doi:10.3393/ac.2023.00738.0105

PURPOSE: In patients with acute left-sided colonic obstruction, stenting can convert an emergency operation into a semi-elective procedure. However, its use continues to be debated. We performed a cost-effective analysis using our instituti…

meta-analysis 2021

Colorectal resection via natural orifice specimen extraction versus conventional laparoscopic extraction: a meta-analysis with meta-regression

Techniques in coloproctology ·doi:10.1007/s10151-020-02330-6

BACKGROUND: Studies have shown differences in postoperative outcomes between two minimally invasive extraction methods for colorectal lesions-natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES) and conventional laparoscopic surgery (CLS). T…