Anastomotic leak: Should we continue to accept the risks?

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 859-860

  Abbas, Maher Aref ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANEMIA; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; VASCULARIZATION; ANASTOMOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77953245381     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181dcee11     Document Type: Editorial

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