Long-term efficacy of endoscopic vacuum therapy for the treatment of colorectal anastomotic leaks

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 342-345

  Arezzo, Alberto ^a   Verra, Mauro ^a   Passera, Roberto ^a   Bullano, Alberto ^a   Rapetti, Lisa ^a   Morino, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Colorectal surgery; Endoscopic vacuum; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; STOMA; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; VERY ELDERLY; WOUND HEALING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; COLON; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; PROCEDURES; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; TIME; VACUUM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; COLON; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACUUM;

EID: 84925248652     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: 18783562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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