Experimental evaluation of a bovine peri
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Wolfgang B. Gaertner; Gonzalo F. Hagerman; Michael J. Potter; Richard E. Karulf
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract __Background:__ Anastomotic leakage is a major complication of colorectal surgery. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare stapled ileocolic and colonβcolon anastomoses with or without a collagen buttress derived from bovine pericardium in the immediate postoperative perio