Histological examination of circular stapled 'doughnuts': Questionable routine practice?

Surgeon

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 75-77

  Morgan, A ^a   Dawson, P M ^a   Smith, J J ^a  

^a WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circular stapling; Colorectal cancer; Doughnuts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLITIS; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; COLON POLYP; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGEON; SURGICAL STAPLING;

EID: 33645642049     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(06)80033-8     Document Type: Article

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