Does rectal washout during anterior resection prevent local tumor recurrence?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 172-173

  Byrne, Christopher M ^a   Perera, Dayashan S ^a   King, Denis W ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; SUTURE; TUMOR RECURRENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; LETTER; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; IRRIGATION; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM SEEDING; SUTURES;

CETRIMIDE;

EID: 13744261900     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-0755-0     Document Type: Letter

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