Open AccessRisk Factors for Anastomotic Leakage After Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer
Author(s) -
Celeste Y. Kang,
Wissam J. Halabi,
Obaid Chaudhry,
Vinh Nguyen,
Alessio Pigazzi,
Joseph C. Carmichael,
Steven Mills,
Michael J. Stamos
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/2013.jamasurg.2
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , retrospective cohort study , anastomosis , body mass index , comorbidity
The risk factors for anastomotic leak (AL) after anterior resection have been evaluated in several studies and remain controversial as the findings are often inconsistent or inconclusive.
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