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Multicenter analysis of risk factors for anastomotic leakage after middle and low rectal cancer resection without diverting stoma: a retrospective study of 319 consecutive patients.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Oct 2017
Zhang Wei, Lou Zheng, Liu Qizhi, Meng Ronggui, Gong Haifeng, Hao Liqiang, Liu Peng, Sun Ge, Ma Jun, Zhang Wei
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for anastomotic leakage (AL) after anterior resection for middle and low rectal cancer in order to help surgeons to decide which patients could benefit from a diverting stoma. METHODS: Data on 319 patients having a middle and low rectal cancer resection with anastomosis between May 2011 and October 2015 from two hospitals were included in the...
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