A multicentre cohort study of serum and peritoneal biomarkers to predict anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer resection.
Cloë Lean SparreboomN KomenD RizopoulosA P VerhaarW A DikZ WuH L van WestreenenP G DoorneboschJ W T DekkerA G MenonF DaamsD LipsW M U van GrevensteinT M KarstenY BayonM P PeppelenboschAlbert M WolthuisA D'HooreJ F LangePublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2019)
The combination of serum CRP and peritoneal MMP9 may be useful for earlier prediction of AL after rectal cancer resection. In clinical practice, this combination of biomarkers should be interpreted in the clinical context as with any other diagnostic tool.