Outcome and late functional results after anastomotic leakage following mesorectal excision for rectal cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 400-404

  Nesbakken, A ^a   Nygaard, K ^a   Lunde, O C ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANORECTAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PELVIS ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; STOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REOPERATION; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0035068268     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2001.01719.x     Document Type: Article

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