Negative and Positive Predictors of Anastomotic Leakage in Colorectal Cancer Patients—The Case of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio

Colorectal surgery for cancer is associated with a high rate of surgical complications, including anastomotic leakage. The ability to predict the risk of leakage early enough seems to be of high value, since it would facilitate the design of personalized treatment and duration of hospitalization. Al...

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Published in:	Diagnostics
Main Authors:	Aristeidis Ioannidis, Georgios Tzikos, Aikaterini Smprini, Alexandra-Eleftheria Menni, Anne Shrewsbury, George Stavrou, Daniel Paramythiotis, Antonios Michalopoulos, Katerina Kotzampassi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-08-01
Subjects:	neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) colorectal cancer anastomotic leakage anastomotic leak anastomotic dehiscence prognostic factor
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/16/1806