Radiological evaluation of colorectal anastomoses

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 863-868

  Doeksen, A ^a,b   Tanis, P J ^a,b,d   Wust A F J ^a   Vrouenraets, B C ^a   Lanschot, J J B ^c   Tets, W F ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Colorectal surgery; Contrast radiography; CT; Leakage; Radiological imaging

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL; MEGLUMINE IOTALAMATE;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REOPERATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLON; COLONIC DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RECTAL DISEASES; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 48549089305     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-008-0487-z     Document Type: Article

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