A Comparison of Hand-Sewn Versus Stapled Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis (IPAA) Following Proctocolectomy: A Meta-Analysis of 4183 Patients - Lovegrove, Richard E.; Constantinides, Vasilis A.; Heriot, Alexander G.; Athanasiou, Thanos; Darzi, Ara; Remzi, Feza H.; Nicholls, R John; Fazio, Victor W.; Tekkis, Paris P. (Annals of surgery, 2006)
Keywords: Anastomosis, Surgical; Biological and medical sciences; Colonic Pouches - adverse effects; General aspects; Humans; Medical sciences; Postoperative Complications; Proctocolectomy, Restorative; Quality of Life; Review; Stomach, duodenum, intestine, rectum, anus; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the digestive system; Surgical Stapling; Sutures; Treatment Outcome; Human; Medicine; Treatment; Surgery; Rectum; Patient; Proctocolectomy; Colon; Hand; Comparative study; Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis; Metaanalysis