Pelvic drainage for anterior resection revisited: Use of drains in anastomotic leaks

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 461-465

  Tsujinaka, Shingo ^a   Kawamura, Yutaka J ^a   Konishi, Fumio ^a   Maeda, Takafumi ^a   Mizokami, Ken ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Pelvic drainage; Rectal neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OMENTUM HERNIA; PELVIC DRAINAGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLECTOMY; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; PELVIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 44649185120     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04535.x     Document Type: Article

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