Management and outcome of colorectal anastomotic leaks

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 313-320

  Thornton, Michael ^a   Joshi, Heman ^a   Vimalachandran, Chandrakumar ^a   Heath, Richard ^a   Carter, Paul ^a   Gur, Ufuk ^a   Rooney, Paul ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Colorectal surgery; Mortality; Stoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON ANASTOMOSIS; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ANASTOMOSIS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; COLON; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; SURGICAL STOMAS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955941765     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-010-1094-3     Document Type: Article

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