Does sacrifice of the inferior mesenteric artery or superior rectal artery affect anastomotic leak following sigmoidectomy for diverticulitis? A retrospective review

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 201, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 623-627

  Lehmann, Ryan K ^a   Brounts, Lionel R ^a   Johnson, Eric K ^b   Rizzo, Julie A ^b   Steele, Scott R ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Diverticulitis; Inferior mesenteric artery; Sigmoid colectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVERTICULITIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HAND SEWN ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATION DURATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; REVIEW; SIGMOIDECTOMY; SUPERIOR RECTAL ARTERY; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 79955685560     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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