Intestinal anastomoses

Abstract

This contribution discusses various features of intestinal anastomoses.

Keywords: abdominal surgery , healing phases , anastomotic technique , hand-sewn anastomoses , side-to-side , end-to-end , colorectal , stapled , sutureless

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a Aileen J McKinley FRCS(Ed) is a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK.

b Z H Krukowski FRCS(Ed) FRCS(Glas) FRCP(Ed) is a Consultant Surgeon and Professor of Clinical Surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK. He is also Surgeon to the Queen in Scotland.

PII: S0263-9319(06)70708-6

doi:10.1383/surg.2006.24.7.224

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