Little consensus in either definition or diagnosis of a lower gastro-intestinal anastomotic leak amongst colorectal surgeons

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 967-971

  Adams, K ^a   Papagrigoriadis, S ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Colorectal; Online; Questionnaire; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABNORMAL FECES; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; FEVER; HUMAN; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL ANASTOMOTIC LEAKAGE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SMALL BOWEL ANASTOMOSIS; SURGEON; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 84880727838     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-013-1640-x     Document Type: Article

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