Multicenter Analysis of Risk Factors for Anastomotic Leakage After Laparoscopic Rectal Cancer Excision

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Authors

Jun Seok Park · Kyungpook National University Medical Center

Gyu‐Seog Choi · Kyungpook National University

Seon Hahn Kim · Korea University

Hyeong Rok Kim · Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital

Nam Kyu Kim · Yonsei University

Kang Young Lee · Yonsei University

Sung Bum Kang

Abstract

Male sex, low anastomosis, preoperative chemoradiation, advanced tumor stage, perioperative bleeding, and multiple firings of the linear stapler increased the risk of AL after laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer. A diverting stoma might be mandatory in patients with 2 or more of the risk factors identified in this analysis.

Topics & Keywords

Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of Surgery

Volume 257, Issue 4, pp. 665-671

DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e31827b8ed9

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