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Single- versus two- layer intestinal anastomosis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Satoru Shikata1,2* email, Hisakazu Yamagishi1* email, Yoshinori Taji2* email, Toshihiko Shimada3* email and Yoshinori Noguchi3 email

Department of Digestive Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Department of Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan

author email corresponding author email* Contributed equally

BMC Surgery 2006, 6:2doi:10.1186/1471-2482-6-2

Published: 27 January 2006

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