Influence of Conversion and Anastomotic Leakage on Survival in Rectal Cancer Surgery; Retrospective Cross-sectional Study.

Edgar J B FurnéeTjeerd S AukemaSteven J OosterlingWernard A A BorstlapWillem A BemelmanPieter J Tanisnull null

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2018)

Technical difficulties during laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery, as reflected by conversion, as well as anastomotic leakage have a negative prognostic impact, underlining the need to improve both aspects in rectal cancer surgery.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
surgical site infection
squamous cell carcinoma
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation