The effect of mechanical bowel preparation on colonic anastomotic healing: An experimental study

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-62

  Mersin, H ^a,b   Bulut, H ^a   Berberoglu U ^a  

^a ANKARA ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anastomotic healing; Bowel preparation; Colorectal surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645027911     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2006.11679835     Document Type: Article

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