Experience performing 64 consecutive stapled intestinal anastomoses in small children and infants

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 128-130

  Mitchell, Ian C S ^a,b   Barber, Robert ^a   Fischer, Anne C ^a   Schindel, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b Hofstra Northwell Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children s Medical Center of NY Northwell Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Intestinal anastomosis; Stapled

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANASTOMOSIS STRICTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS; STAPLER; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751533758     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.09.076     Document Type: Article

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