The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 5 , Pages 585-588 , May 2007

The value of diverting loop ileostomy on the high-risk colon and rectal anastomosis

Presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the North Pacific Surgical Association, Spokane, WA, November 10–11, 2006

  • Timothy W. Bax, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Surgical Specialists of Spokane, 105 W. 8th Ave., Suite 7060, Spokane, WA 99203. Tel: +1-509-747-6194; fax: +1-509-747-4313.
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  • M. Shane McNevin, M.D.

Received 6 December 2006 ,Revised 21 January 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00051-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.01.005

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 5 , Pages 585-588 , May 2007

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