Assessing the extent of colon lengthening due to splenic flexure mobilization techniques: a cadaver study

CONTEXT: Failure of a colorectal anastomosis represents a life-threatening complication of colorectal surgery. Splenic flexure mobilization may contribute to reduce the occurrence of anastomotic complications due to technical flaws. There are no published reports measuring the impact of splenic flex...

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Main Authors: Sergio Eduardo Alonso Araujo, Victor Edmond Seid, Nam Jin Kim, Alexandre Bruno Bertoncini, Sergio Carlos Nahas, Ivan Cecconello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2012-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032012000300010&lng=en&tlng=en