Livaditis' circular myotomy does not decrease anastomotic leak rates and induces deleterious changes in anastomotic healing

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 224-230

  Tannuri, U ^a   Teodoro, W R ^a   De Santana Witzel, S ^a   Tannuri, A C A ^a   Lupinacci, R M ^a   Matsunaga, P ^a   Matsumura, N ^a   Naufal, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Circular esophageal myotomy; Collagen; Esophageal atresia; Esophagus

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 5;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DOG; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVADITIS CIRCULAR MYOTOMY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MYOTOMY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENSION; WOUND HEALING;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; CICATRIX; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DOGS; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; FEMALE; MALE; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0141513944     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42238     Document Type: Article

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