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Chemotherapy of the gastrointestinal tract with reference to surgery

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There are certain agents that should and can be used with safety and efficacy in the preoperative preparation of the colon for elective colon surgery. While there are certain dangers in the use of any drug, the advantages to be gained from preoperative intestinal antisepsis so far outweigh the disadvantages that one should not omit this therapeutic adjunct.

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  1. From the Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La.

    Isidore Cohn Jr. M.D.

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Cohn, I. Chemotherapy of the gastrointestinal tract with reference to surgery. Digest Dis Sci 6, 578–584 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02231077

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