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Colovaginal anastomosis: an unusual complication of stapler use in restorative procedure after Hartmann operation

BACKGROUND: Rectovaginal fistula is uncommon after lower anterior resection for rectal cancer. The most leading cause of this complication is involvement of the posterior wall of the vagina into the staple line when firing the circular stapler. CASE PRESENTATION: A 50-year-old women underwent resect...

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Autores principales: Yan, Zhongshu, Liao, Guoqing
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1315324/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16285887
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-3-74