Endoscopic Intraoperative Anastomotic Testing May Avoid Early Gastrointestinal Anastomotic Complications. A Prospective Study

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 145-152

  Lieto, Eva ^a   Orditura, Michele ^a   Castellano, Paolo ^a   Pinto, Margherita ^a   Zamboli, Anna ^a   De Vita, Ferdinando ^a   Pignatelli, Carlo ^a   Galizia, Gennaro ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early and late dehiscences; Gastrointestinal anastomosis; Intraoperative endoscopy; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751567736     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-010-1371-z     Document Type: Article

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