Rectovaginal fistula following double-stapling anastomosis in low anterior resection for rectal cancer

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 54, Issue 78, 2007, Pages 1682-1683

  Tsutsumi, Norifumi ^a,c   Yoshida, Yasuhiro ^a   Maehara, Yoshihiko ^b   Kohnoe, Shunji ^c  

^a Department of Surgery   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complication; Conservative treatment; Double stapling anastomosis; Low anterior resection; Rectal cancer; Rectovaginal fistula

Indexed keywords

DIATRIZOATE; ENEMA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM ANASTOMOSIS; RECTUM CANCER; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLON, SIGMOID; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; RECTUM; SURGICAL STAPLING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA;

EID: 35948940461     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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