Delayed anastomotic leakage following laparoscopic intersphincteric resection for lower rectal cancer: report of four cases and literature review

Abstract Background Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the most dreadful postoperative complications because it can result in increased morbidity and mortality as well as poorer long-term prognosis. Although most studies of AL limited their investigation time to a period of 30 days postoperatively,...

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Main Authors: Masayoshi Iwamoto, Kenji Kawada, Koya Hida, Suguru Hasegawa, Yoshiharu Sakai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1208-2