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The Difficult Splenic Flexure

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Splenic flexure mobilization may be a routine or selective part of left-sided operations. Understanding tips and tricks used in the most difficult flexure takedown is a critical component to minimize complications.

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  1. University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Alison Althans

  2. Department of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Deborah S. Keller

  3. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Scott R. Steele

  4. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Scott R. Steele

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  1. Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Sang W. Lee

  2. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Scott R. Steele

  3. Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Daniel L. Feingold

  4. Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Howard M. Ross

  5. Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine, Woodbury, NY, USA

    David E. Rivadeneira

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Althans, A., Keller, D.S., Steele, S.R. (2019). The Difficult Splenic Flexure. In: Lee, S., Steele, S., Feingold, D., Ross, H., Rivadeneira, D. (eds) Colorectal Surgery Consultation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11181-6_17

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