A new proposal for laparoscopic left colectomy in a rat model

PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of a new technique for laparoscopic segmental colectomy and primary anastomosis in the left colon of rats. METHODS: Thirty rats were randomly assigned to three groups of ten animals each. All animals underwent segmental resection of the left colon and...

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Main Authors: Leonardo de Castro Durães, Eliana Ferreira Ribeiro Durães, Pedro Felipe Silva de Freitas, Felipe Augusto Neves Oliveira de Carvalho, Sérgio Andurte Carvalho, João Batista de Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2013-04-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502013000400002