Ultimate fate of the leaking intestinal anastomosis: Does leak mean permanent stoma?

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 987-992

  Francone, Todd D ^a   Saleem, Abdulaziz ^b   Read, Thomas A ^b   Roberts, Patricia L ^b   Marcello, Peter W ^b   Schoetz, David J ^b   Ricciardi, Rocco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Gastrointestinal tract; Leak; Postoperative complication

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMA; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL STOMAS;

EID: 77952554176     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-010-1190-2     Document Type: Article

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