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  • Title: Anastomoses involving the colon and rectum: an 8-year experience.
    Author: Pye G, Steele RJ.
    Journal: J R Coll Surg Edinb; 1996 Apr; 41(2):95-6. PubMed ID: 8632399.
    Abstract:
    From January 1987 to May 1995, 214 anastomoses involving the rectum or colon were fashioned using single-layer, interrupted serosubmucosal 3/0 braided polyamide. There were six deaths, one clinically evident anastomotic leak, and one wound infection. These results lend further support to the use of a single layer of serosubmucosal sutures for anastomoses involving the colon and rectum.
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