Apical lymph nodes at the root of the inferior mesenteric artery in distal colorectal cancer: An analysis of the risk of tumor involvement and the impact of high ligation on anastomotic integrity

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Alici, A ^a   Kement, M ^a   Gezen, C ^a   Akin T ^a   Vural, S ^a   Okkabaz, N ^a   Basturk, E ^a   Yegenoglu, A ^a   Oncel, M ^a,b,c  

^a DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b HASEKI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Apical lymph nodes; Colorectal cancer; Inferior mesenteric artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 73549093130     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-009-0547-6     Document Type: Article

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