'Dog ear' formation after double-stapled low anterior resection as a risk factor for anastomotic disruption

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 522-525

  Roumen, Rudi M H ^a,b   Rahusen, Frank Th G ^a   Wijnen, Marc H W A ^a   Van Uchelen, Fred A A M Croiset ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leakage; Bursting pressure; Circular stapling; Double stapling; Low anterior resection; Purse string

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; NONHUMAN; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034005329     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02237198     Document Type: Article

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