SIGMOID COLECTOMY (OPEN)
Indication: Sigmoid colon carcinoma, diverticular disease requiring elective resection, recurrent diverticulitis, or colovesical fistula.
Patient Position: Supine with or without Lloyd-Davies position.
Anaesthesia: General.
Prophylactic Antibiotics: Per protocol.
Incision: Midline laparotomy.
Procedure: