Failure of the unopened colostomy to protect high-risk rectal anastomoses

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-

  Dixon, A R ^a,b   Thomson, W H F ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ANASTOMOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLONOSCOPY; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RECTAL DISEASES; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 0030067695     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830113     Document Type: Article

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