A meta-analysis comparing conventional end-to-end anastomosis vs. other anastomotic configurations after resection in Crohn's disease

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1674-1687

  Simillis, Constantinos ^a   Purkayastha, Sanjay ^a   Yamamoto, Takayuki ^b   Strong, Scott A ^c   Darzi, Ara W ^a   Tekkis, Paris P ^a,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Anastomotic leak; Comparative; Complications; Crohn's disease; Recurrence; Reoperation; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROHN DISEASE; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIDE TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURING METHOD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANAL CANAL; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLECTOMY; CROHN DISEASE; HUMANS; ILEUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35348891696     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9011-8     Document Type: Article

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