Male sex and history of ischemic heart disease are major risk factors for anastomotic leakage after laparoscopic anterior resection in patients with rectal cancer.

Seiichi ShinjiYoshibumi UedaTakeshi YamadaMichihiro KoizumiYasuyuki YokoyamaGoro TakahashiMasahiro HottaTakuma IwaiKeisuke HaraKohki TakedaMikihiro OkusaHayato KanEiji UchidaHiroshi Yoshida

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2018)

Male sex and a history of IHD are possible risk factors for AL after elective laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
robot assisted
locally advanced
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
patients undergoing
radiation therapy