Effective initial management of anastomotic leak in the maintenance of functional colorectal or coloanal anastomosis.
Alexandra NassarAlexandre ChallineLauren O'ConnellThibault VoronNajim ChafaïClotilde DeboveYann ParcJérémie H LefevrePublished in: Surgery today (2022)
After acute AL following coloanal or colorectal anastomosis, 60.9% of patients had a functional anastomosis without a stoma at the 1 year of follow-up. The type of treatment of AL influenced the risk of anastomotic failure.