Colonic Anastomotic Leak: Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 208, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1152-1153

  Brisinda, Giuseppe ^a   Vanella, Serafino ^a   Cadeddu, Federica ^a   Mazzeo, Pasquale ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; COLOSTOMY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; END TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLECTOMY; COLON; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 65549121988     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.02.048     Document Type: Letter

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