Corona Mortis: A Systematic Review of Literature

Our systematic review evaluates surgically relevant information about corona mortis (CM), such as anatomical structure, size, laterality, incidence, and anthropometric correlations. This study aimed to provide data about anastomosis in an attempt to avoid iatrogenic damage during surgery. Articles were searched online using the descriptor “Corona Mortis” in PubMed, Biblioteca Virtual em Saude (BVS) (Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Saude [LILACS], MEDLINE, indice bibliografico espaaol en ciencias de la salud [IBECS]), and SciELO database. The time range was set [...]