Anastomotic leaks: What is the best diagnostic imaging study?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-203

  Nicksa, G A ^a   Dring, R V ^a   Johnson, K H ^b   Sardella, W V ^b   Vignati, P V ^b   Cohen, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; CT scan; Lower gastrointestinal anastomosis; Water soluble enema

Indexed keywords

ENEMA;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CANCER PATIENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PERITONEAL CAVITY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BARIUM SULFATE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLONIC DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENEMA; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846875256     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-006-0708-x     Document Type: Review

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