TY - JOUR
T1 - External coating of colonic anastomoses
T2 - a systematic review
AU - Pommergaard, Hans-Christian
AU - Achiam, Michael Patrick
AU - Rosenberg, Jacob
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Colon anastomotic leakage remains both a frequent and serious complication in gastrointestinal surgery. External coating of colonic anastomoses has been proposed as a means to lower the rate of this complication. The aim of this review was to evaluate existing studies on external coating of colonic anastomoses.
AB - Colon anastomotic leakage remains both a frequent and serious complication in gastrointestinal surgery. External coating of colonic anastomoses has been proposed as a means to lower the rate of this complication. The aim of this review was to evaluate existing studies on external coating of colonic anastomoses.
U2 - 10.1007/s00384-012-1547-y
DO - 10.1007/s00384-012-1547-y
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22907760
SN - 0179-1958
VL - 27
SP - 1247
EP - 1258
JO - International Journal of Colorectal Disease
JF - International Journal of Colorectal Disease
IS - 10
ER -