Circular 'superelastic' compression anastomosis: From the animal lab to clinical practice

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 172-175

  D'Hoore, A ^a   Hompes, D ^a   Folkesson, J ^a   Penninckx, F ^a   Pahlman L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Compression anastomosis; Nitinol ring; Sutureless anastomosis

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ENEMA; NITINOL; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON RESECTION; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVERTICULOSIS; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERELASTIC COMPRESSION ANASTOMOSIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SWEDEN; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ALLOYS; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; COLECTOMY; COLON; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DIVERTICULOSIS, COLONIC; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 48549100743     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: 13652931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700802103142     Document Type: Article

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