Colonic resection in trauma: Colostomy versus anastomosis

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 250-254

  Murray, James A ^a,b   Demetriades, Demetrios ^a   Colson, Michelle ^a   Song, Zhenkai ^a   Velmahos, George C ^a   Cornwell III, Edward E ^a   Asensio, Juan A ^a   Belzberg, Howard ^a   Berne, Thomas V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Colon injury; Colostomy; Complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; COLON INJURY; COLON RESECTION; COLOSTOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033037778     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199902000-00009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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