48,460
edits
Difference between revisions of "Doughnuts"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
no edit summary
(create) |
|||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
These are also known an '''EEA donuts''' and '''CEEA donuts'''.<ref name=pmid22091338/> | These are also known an '''EEA donuts''' and '''CEEA donuts'''.<ref name=pmid22091338/> | ||
''CEEA'' is '' | ''CEEA'' is ''circular end-to-end anastomosis''. ''EEA'' is trademarked. Presumably, it is an abbreviation for ''end-to-end anastomosis''. | ||
CEEA staplers are particularly useful in low lying tumours; they allow more individuals to safely have a lower anterior resection instead of the less desirable abdominoperineal resection (APR).<ref name=pmid3728802>{{Cite journal | last1 = Trollope | first1 = ML. | last2 = Cohen | first2 = RG. | last3 = Lee | first3 = RH. | last4 = Cannon | first4 = WB. | last5 = Marzoni | first5 = FA. | last6 = Cressman | first6 = RD. | title = A 7 year experience with low anterior sigmoid resections using the EEA stapler. | journal = Am J Surg | volume = 152 | issue = 1 | pages = 11-5 | month = Jul | year = 1986 | doi = | PMID = 3728802 }}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||