Abstract This review assesses whether the risk of ileoanal pouch construction in patients with ulcerative colitis, compared with that of βless dangerousβ operations, is compensated by a better postoperative outcome. Even though the mortality rate is not greater for pouch construction, the risk of pe
The real risks of risk-cost-benefit analysis
β Scribed by Kristin Shrader-Frechette
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 988 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0160-791X
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