Management of the rectal stump after emergency sub-total colectomy: Which surgical option is associated with the lowest morbidity?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 519-522

  Trickett, J P ^a   Tilney, H S ^a   Gudgeon, A M ^a   Mellor, S G ^a   Edwards, David P ^a  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency sub total colectomy (ESC); Morbidity; Rectal stump; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLITIS; COLON CROHN DISEASE; COLON PERFORATION; COLON RESECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOXIC MEGACOLON; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WOUND INFECTION;

COLECTOMY; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; RECTUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24044458869     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2005.00875.x     Document Type: Article

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