Stapled Versus Hand-Sewn Anastomoses in Emergency Intestinal Surgery: Results of a Prospective Randomized Study

Surgery Today

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-126

  Catena, Fausto ^a   La Donna, Michele ^a   Gagliardi, Stefano ^a   Avanzolini, Andrea ^a   Taffurelli, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergency intestinal surgery; Hand sewn anastomosis; Prospective randomized comparative study; Stapled anastomosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL STAPLING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0442307611     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-003-2678-0     Document Type: Article

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