The effect of tissue compression on circular stapler line failure

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3043-3049

  Myers, Stephan R ^a   Rothermel Jr , William S ^a   Shaffer, Lynn ^b  

^a RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OhioHealth   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Circular stapler; Gastrointestinal anastomosis

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; INTESTINE PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA; STAPLER; THICKNESS; TISSUE PRESSURE; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 80055073545     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-011-1667-4     Document Type: Article

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