Compression anastomosis: history and clinical considerations

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 818-826

  Kaidar Person, Orit ^a,b   Rosenthal, Raul J ^b   Wexner, Steven D ^a   Szomstein, Samuel ^b   Person, Benjamin ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b Bariatric Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

AKA 2; Anastomosis; BAR; CAC; CAR; Compression anastomosis; Nickel titanium; Nitinol; Sutureless; Valtrac biofragmentable anastomotic ring

Indexed keywords

NICKEL; TITANIUM;

BIOFRAGMENTABLE ANASTOMOTIC RING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON TUMOR; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS; COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS CLIP; COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS RING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROHN DISEASE; DIVERTICULOSIS; ENTERITIS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PANCREAS TUMOR; PEPTIC ULCER; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TUMOR; REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; STOMACH TUMOR; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ALLOYS; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTESTINES; NICKEL; TITANIUM;

EID: 44349151491     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.10.006     Document Type: Review

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