Ultralow anterior resection with implantation of gentamicin-collagen sponge and no defunctioning stoma: anastomotic leakage and local cancer relapse

Anterior resection with total mesorectal excision (TME) of ultralow rectal cancer may result in the increased risk of the anastomotic leakage (AL). The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the gentamicin-collagen sponge (GCS) for the protection against symptomatic AL and investigate a...

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Main Authors: Michalik Tomasz, Matkowski Rafał, Biecek Przemyslaw, Forgacz Jozef, Szynglarewicz Bartlomiej
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-03-01
Series:Radiology and Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2019-0008