Impact of anastomotic leak on recurrence and survival after colorectal cancer surgery: a BioGrid Australia analysis.

Tarik SammourIan P HayesIan T JonesMalcolm C SteelIan FaragherPeter Gibbs

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2016)

Anastomotic leak may reduce 5-year overall survival in colon cancer patients but does not appear to influence the 5-year overall survival in rectal cancer patients. There was no effect on local recurrence or cancer-specific survival.

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