Contents

Voorwoord    9

1    General introduction and objectives    11

2     Laparoscopic approach of diverticular disease    17

    2.1    Elective laparoscopic-assisted sigmoid resection for diverticular

        disease (Surg Endosc 1997; 11:750-753)    18

    2.2    Laparoscopic elective treatment of diverticular disease    29
        A comparison between laparoscopic assisted and resection
        facilitated techniques (Surg Endosc in press)

3     Laparoscopic approach of inflammatory bowel disease    41

    3.1    Laparoscopic assited bowel surgery for inflammatory    42
        bowel disease: the combined experiences of two
        academic centers (Surg Endosc 1999; 13:882-6)

    3.2    A feasibility study for laparoscopic assisted subtotal colectomy    55
        and proctocolectomy for benign diseases (submitted)

4    Laparoscopic techniques for stoma creation (submitted)    65

5    Laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of colonic polyps    73

    (Br J Surg 1999; 86:505-8)

6    Laparoscopic rectopexy for complete rectal prolaps    83

    (in “Laparoscopic Surgery” McGraw-Hill International,
    editor J Cueto, in press)

7    Laparoscopic rectosigmoid colpopoiesis: does it benefit our    93

    transsexual patients? (Plast Reconstr Surg 1999;103:518-24)

Summary/Samenvatting    105    

Curriculum Vitae    112