Routine histological sampling of doughnuts post oncologic anterior resection is not necessary

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 843-845

  Ng, Celene Wei Qi ^a   Lieske, Bettina ^a   Tan, Ker Kan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anterior resection; Cost effectiveness; Doughnuts; Histopathology; Stapled anastomosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; COLON; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; SURGERY; SURGICAL STAPLING; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLON; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL STAPLING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903301935     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: 14321262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-014-1886-y     Document Type: Article

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