Prophylactic abdominal drainage after elective colonic resection and suprapromontory anastomosis: A multicenter study controlled by randomization

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 309-314

  Merad, Fethi ^a   Yahchouchi, Elie ^a   Hay, Jean Marie ^a   Fingerhut, Abe ^b   Laborde, Yves ^c   Langlois Zantain, Odile ^d  

^a HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

^c Hôpital Hauterive   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; COLON RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLECTOMY; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 0031957349     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.133.3.309     Document Type: Article

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