Risk of acute anastomotic leakage after preoperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer
Objective: To evaluate the preoperative radiotherapy and its role in anastomotic leakage. Methods: A total of 327 patients who had an anterior resection (AR) in elective surgery for a rectal carcinoma were selected and operated in our clinic of surgery during the period from 2003 to 2015. Among t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Acute Disease |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618916301548 |