A randomised controlled trial of transverse skin crease vs. vertical midline incision for right hemicolectomy

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-18

  Brown, S R ^a   Goodfellow, P J ^a   Adam, I J ^a   Shorthouse, A J ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Colon; Incision; Right hemicolectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLECTOMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 1642284886     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-004-0044-x     Document Type: Article

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