Anastomotic leakage after colon cancer surgery: A predictor of significant morbidity and hospital mortality, and diminished tumour-free survival

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-124

  Kube, R ^a,c   Mroczkowski, P ^a,c   Granowski, D ^a,c   Benedix, F ^a,c   Sahm, M ^d   Schmidt, U ^e   Gastinger, I ^b,c   Lippert, H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MAGDEBURG   (Germany)

^b CARL THIEM KLINIKUM   (Germany)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d DRK Kliniken   (Germany)

^e StatConsult GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leakage; Colon surgery; Colonic neoplasm; Postoperative complications; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; COLON; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 74149090801     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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