This talk was presented at the 2018 SAGES Meeting/16th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery by Bashar Safar during the Intestinal Anastomosis: Hand Sewn to Intracorporeal – Newest Techniques to Improve Outcomes on April 12 2018
Keyword(s): abscess, anal verge, anastomotic leak, anatomy, animal studies, anus, biologic, blood flow assessment, blood supply, bowel, Cleveland Clinic, COLOR trial, CT scan, endoscopic assessment tool, fibrin glue, Fluorescence angiography, funding, handsewn anastomosis, healing, ICG, IMA, incidence, indocyanine green, inferior mesenteric artery, inflammation, intestinal anastomosis, intracorporeal anastomosis, LifeSeal, management, omentum, outcomes, peristalsis, pigs, PILAR II, PILAR III, plastic surgeons, prevention, randomized trials, rectal anastomosis, rectal surgery, reinforcing agents, Spy Elite, strictures, techniques, technology, tensile strength, Washington University
Anastomotic leak–20 sec Surgery 2010
Incidence in rectal cancer–1:10 Lancet Oncol 2013
Etiology–2:31 Int J Colorectal Dis 2009
Blood flow–4:23
Prevention strategies–4:50
Reinforcing the anastomosis–5:14 Dis Colon Rectum 2014
Fluorescence angiography–6:53
PILAR III–8:00
Omentopexy–10:00 Surg Oncol 2015
LifeSeal–10:57
Conclusion–13:12