Anastomotic integrity and function: Role of the colonic J-pouch

✍ Scribed by Steven D. Wexner; Omer Alabaz

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 81 KB
• Volume: 15
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 8756-0437
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2388(199809)15:2<91::aid-ssu6>3.0.co;2-0

✦ Synopsis

shown the superiority of this design as compared to a "straight" colo-anal anastomosis. These advantages have been demonstrated in retrospective, prospective, and prospectively randomized reports. Furthermore, these attributes are realized for at least 12 and possibly more than 24 months after surgery.