Efficacy of the polyglycolic acid sheet for preventing anastomotic leakage in double-stapling technique anastomosis for left-sided colon or rectal cancer surgery: a propensity score-matched study
Abstract Background To prevent anastomotic leakage in patients with left-sided colorectal cancer who underwent double-stapling technique (DST) anastomosis, we investigated a new method: DST anastomosis with a polyglycolic acid (PGA) sheet. This procedure has been shown to have the potential to decre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-023-02044-0 |