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Pearls for the Small Bowel and Colon That Will Not Reach

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Reestablishment of gastrointestinal continuity is a technically challenging but rewarding part of abdominal surgery. During reconstruction, surgeons may face a stressful situation in which the small bowel or colon “just does not reach,” either to the distal end for an anastomosis, or to the skin, to construct a stoma. With a detailed understanding of key embryologic planes and vascular anatomy, the techniques illustrated in this chapter can be used to allow construction of a safe anastomosis or stoma in almost all circumstances.

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  1. Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, USA

    Asst. Prof. Daniel I. Chu MD

  2. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery,, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Prof. Eric J. Dozois

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  1. Division of Surgical Oncology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Timothy M. Pawlik

  2. Division of Surgical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Shishir K. Maithel

  3. Professor of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, USA

    Nipun B. Merchant

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Chu, D., Dozois, E. (2015). Pearls for the Small Bowel and Colon That Will Not Reach. In: Pawlik, T., Maithel, S., Merchant, N. (eds) Gastrointestinal Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2223-9_31

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