Complications of stapled anastomoses in
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Emmett R. C. Burke; Kees Welvaart
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Article
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1990
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Postoperative results of 48 patients who underwent anterior resection using the EEA-stapler were evaluated. In all but 2 cases the indication for surgery was colorectal carcinoma. In 24 patients an anastomosis was created above the 5 cm level (above the anal verge: colorectal anastomosis) and in 24