The circular stapling device as a risk factor for anastomotic leakage

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 275-279

  Folkesson, Joakim ^a   Nilsson, J ^a   Pahlman L ^a   Glimelius, B ^a   Gunnarsson, U ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Circular stapling device; Quality control; Rectal cancer; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM SURGERY; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK FACTOR; STAPLER; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL WARD; SWEDEN; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL STAPLERS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 3242688131     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2004.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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