title: With routine air leak testing of low colorectal anastomosis is routine intra-operative flexible sigmoidoscopy necessary?
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Experimental Surgery, Erasmus MC, Room Ee-173, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. wuzhouqiao@gmail.com, z.wu.1@erasmusmc.nl.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeekel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lange
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057868:Anastomotic Leak / Q000601:surgery*; D003082:Colectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*