How i do it: Gastrointestinal cutaneous fistulas

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2068-2073

  Osborn, Christeen ^a   Fischer, Josef E ^b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal fistulas. Technique

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; DISSECTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; INTESTINE FISTULA; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SKIN FISTULA; STOMACH FISTULA;

ABDOMINAL WALL; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; DISSECTION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; GASTRIC FISTULA; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 77952974914     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-009-0922-7     Document Type: Article

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