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Prognosis After Anastomotic Leakage in Colorectal Surgery
Diseases of the Colon & Rectum · 2005 · Vol. 48(5) · pp. 1021–1026
Graham Branagan✉(Salisbury District Hospital)D Finnis(Salisbury District Hospital)
Abstract
After rectal anastomosis, an anastomotic leak is associated with a significant increase in local recurrence.
Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsColorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicineAnastomosisSurgeryColorectal surgeryLeakConfidence intervalComplicationColorectal cancerSurvival rateInternal medicine
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AgedAnastomosis, SurgicalColorectal SurgeryFemaleHumansMaleNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRisk FactorsChi-Square DistributionProportional Hazards ModelsSurvival Analysis
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