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Surg Gynecol Obstet
; 154(5): 662-6, 1982 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7041295
ABSTRACT
Using a technique of end-to-end intestinal anastomosis, based upon a 90 degree axial rotation, the conjunction of both mesenteric edges without peritoneal serosa is avoided; theoretically, this would be the weakest area of such an anastomosis. This theory was experimentally tested in the colon of rabbits and the technique compared with the usual, so-called exact facing technique, justifying its clinical use in the hope of improving the results of gastrointestinal operations.