A collaborative review of the current concepts and challenges of anastomotic leaks in colorectal surgery

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages O1-O12

  Vallance, A ^a   Wexner, S ^b   Berho, M ^b   Cahill, R ^c   Coleman, M ^d   Haboubi, N ^e   Heald, R J ^f   Kennedy, R H ^g   Moran, B ^f   Mortensen, N ^h   Motson, R W ⁱ   Novell, R ^j   O'Connell, P R ^c   Ris, F ^k   Rockall, T ^l   Senapati, A ^m   Windsor, A ⁿ   Jayne, D G ^o  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF COLORECTAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f BASINGSTOKE AND NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^j ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^k GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^l ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^m PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^o UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANASTOMOTIC CONSTRUCTION; ANASTOMOTIC REINFORCEMENT; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; ENTEROSTOMY; TRENDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; COLORECTAL SURGERY; ENTEROSTOMY; HUMANS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85008414698     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.13534     Document Type: Article

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