title: An uncomplicated and safe way to perform on-table colonic lavage.
abstract: When surgery is performed in patients with acute or sub-acute left-colonic obstruction, the method of antegrade on-table colonic lavage is well established. In this short note, a modification of the original procedure is presented that makes it even more uncomplicated.
authors.affiliation: Colorectal Unit, Department of Surgery and Urology, Eskilstuna County Hospital, SE-631 88 Eskilstuna, Sweden. george.dafnis@telia.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dafnis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods*