Posts by Naomi M. Sell, MD
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Delayed Surgery for Hospitalized Patients with Perforated Diverticular Disease Linked to Mortality
Perforated diverticular disease with or without an abscess is associated with substantial inpatient morbidity and mortality, Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons have found. This risk is exacerbated by a delay in procedural intervention during the admission.
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Women Die of Diverticulitis Disproportionately More Often Than Men
Naomi M. Sell, MD, MHS, Rocco Ricciardi, MD, MPH, and colleagues in the Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, caution that women with diverticulitis represent a vulnerable population that may benefit from a more intensive evaluation.
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Staging Laparoscopy May Mean Longer Life for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Found to Have Metastases at the Time of Operation
Staging laparoscopy not only spares pancreatic cancer patients found to have metastatic disease the pain of a large incision and a long hospital stay associated with a laparotomy, but it also gets them to palliative chemotherapy sooner—allowing them to live longer.
Digestive Healthcare at Mass General
The Massachusetts General Hospital Digestive Healthcare Center is a collaborative practice of gastroenterologists, endoscopists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, hepatologists, oncologists and radiation oncologists dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of digestive diseases.