Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after resection for rectal cancer

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 461-

  Lee, LingHong ^a  

^a NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COLON POUCH; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECTUM SURGERY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEOSTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE;

EID: 69249220325     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.10.017     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Eberl T., Jagoditsch M., Klingler A., et al. Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after resection for rectal cancer. Am J Surg 196 (2008) 592-598
2. Murata A., Brown C.J., Raval M., et al. Impact of short-course radiotherapy and low anterior resection on quality of life and bowel function in primary rectal cancer. Am J Surg 195 (2008) 611-615