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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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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2007
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| 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 |