Preoperative biomarkers related to inflammation may identify high-risk anastomoses in colorectal cancer surgery: explorative study.
Klas HolmgrenPär JonssonChristina LundinPeter MatthiessenJörgen RutegårdMalin SundMartin RutegårdPublished in: BJS open (2022)
Patients with anastomotic leakage could have an upregulated inflammatory response before surgery, as expressed by elevated serological levels of CXCL6 and CCL11 for rectal cancer and hs-CRP levels in patients with colonic cancer respectively.