Incidence, consequences, and risk factors for anastomotic dehiscence after colorectal surgery: A prospective monocentric study

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-270

  Buchs, Nicolas C ^a   Gervaz, Pascal ^a   Secic, Michelle ^a   Bucher, Pascal ^a   Mugnier Konrad, Béatrice ^a   Morel, Philippe ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Colorectal surgery; Morbidity; Mortality; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGMOIDECTOMY; STOMA; SURGICAL RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 38649143684     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-007-0399-3     Document Type: Article

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