Intraoperative irrigation of the colon to permit primary anastomosis
- 1 February 1980
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 67 (2), 80-81
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800670203
Abstract
Summary: A technique is described which permits intraoperative application of antegrade bowel irrigation to clear the obstructed or loaded colon of faeces with minimal risk of cantamination. The procedure extends the indications for safe primary anastomosis in surgery of the left colon.Keywords
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