Higher modified Glasgow Prognostic Score and multiple stapler firings for rectal transection are risk factors for anastomotic leakage after low anterior resection in rectal cancer

Objective: Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the most devastating complications of rectal cancer surgery. Not only does AL result in reduced quality of life, extended hospitalization and impaired defecatory function, it also has a high local recurrence rate. In this study, we investigated risk fact...

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Published in:Fukushima J Med Sci
Main Authors: Sakamoto, Wataru, Ohki, Shinji, Kikuchi, Tomohiro, Okayama, Hirokazu, Fujita, Shotaro, Endo, Hisahito, Saito, Motonobu, Saze, Zenichiro, Momma, Tomoyuki, Kono, Koji
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: THE FUKUSHIMA SOCIETY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7269881/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32074522
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5387/fms.2019-17
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