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Single-layer anastomosis of the colon and rectum

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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A total of 116 one-layer end-to-end anastomoses of the colon and the rectum in 112 patients were studied. Three patients died postoperatively (2.6 per cent). Significant disruption of anastomosis requiring a diverting colostomy occurred in five patients. The study is presented to draw attention to the safety of the single-layer anastomosis.

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  1. Department of Surgery, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York

    Moti Khubchandani M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S. & James F. Upson M.D.

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Khubchandani, M., Upson, J.F. Single-layer anastomosis of the colon and rectum. Dis Colon Rectum 25, 113–117 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553249

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