Ureteral injuries in colorectal surgery: An analysis of trends, outcomes, and risk factors over a 10-year period in the United States

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 179-186

  Halabi, Wissam J ^a   Jafari, Mehraneh D ^a   Nguyen, Vinh Q ^b   Carmichael, Joseph C ^a   Mills, Steven ^a   Pigazzi, Alessio ^a   Stamos, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b 5226 Donald Bren Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; Nationwide inpatient sample; Outcomes; Risk factors; Trends; Ureteral injury; Ureters

Indexed keywords

AGED; COLECTOMY; COLONIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URETER; URETERAL DISEASES;

EID: 84893740668     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000033     Document Type: Article

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