Early and late symptomatic anastomotic leakage following low anterior resection of the rectum for cancer: Are they different entities?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 334-340

  Floodeen, H ^a   Hallbook O ^b   Rutegard J ^c   Sjodahl R ^b   Matthiessen, P ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Early leakage; Hospital stay; Late leakage; Low anterior resection of the rectum; Postoperative course; Symptomatic anastomotic leakage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COLON POUCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM ANTERIOR RESECTION; RECTUM CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; COLECTOMY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84874375872     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.03195.x     Document Type: Article

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