The efficacy of intraoperative methylene blue enemas to assess the integrity of a colonic anastomosis

BACKGROUND: Intraoperative testing of colonic anastomoses is routine in assuring anastamotic integrity. We sought to determine the efficacy of the methylene blue enema (MBE) as an intraoperative test for anastomotic leaks. METHODS: This study is a retrospective review of consecutive colonic operatio...

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Autores principales: Smith, Stanton, McGeehin, William, Kozol, Robert A, Giles, David
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1950862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17683526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-7-15

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1950862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17683526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-7-15

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