Risk and early predictive factors of anastomotic leakage in laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer

Risk and early predictive factors of anastomotic leakage in laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer

Abstract Background In recent years, laparoscopic surgery has been widely used for rectal cancer. In laparoscopic rectal surgery, a double-stapling technique (DST) anastomosis using a stapling device is considered a relatively difficult procedure. Postoperative anastomotic leakage (AL) is a major co...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Fukada, Nobuhisa Matsuhashi, Takao Takahashi, Hisashi Imai, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Kazuya Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Rectal cancer
Anastomotic leakage
Double-stapling technique
Laparoscopic low anterior resection 
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-019-1716-3

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