Postoperative enterocutaneous fistula: When to reoperate and how to succeed

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 237-246

  Galie, Kathryn L ^a   Whitlow, Charles B ^b  

^a West County Surgical Specialists Inc   (United States)

^b OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterocutaneous fistula; Nutritional support; Radiation enteritis; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ENTEROCUTANEOUS FISTULA; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROPHYLAXIS; REOPERATION; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845256621     PISSN: 15310043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-956446     Document Type: Review

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