To drain or not to drain extraperitoneal colorectal anastomosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Rondelli, F ^a,b   Bugiantella, W ^a   Vedovati, M C ^b   Balzarotti, R ^c   Avenia, N ^b   Mariani, E ^a   Agnelli, G ^b   Becattini, C ^b  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Colorectal anastomosis; Drainage; Extraperitoneal; Leakage; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PELVIC DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECTUM RESECTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; DRAINAGE; EXTRAPERITONEAL; LEAKAGE; SURGERY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; COLON; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892878495     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12491     Document Type: Review

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