Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy determines the prognostic impact of anastomotic leakage in advanced rectal cancer.
Bo-Young OhYoon Ah ParkJung Wook HuhYong Beom ChoSeong Hyeon YunHee Cheol KimWoo Yong LeePublished in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2022)
In locally advanced rectal cancer, AL had an adverse effect on oncologic outcome in patients receiving aCTx without nCRT but not in patients receiving nCRT.