Oncologic long-term outcomes of emergency versus elective resection for colorectal cancer.

Joël L LavanchyLukas VaisnoraTobias HaltmeierInti ZlobecLukas E BrüggerDaniel CandinasBeat Schnüriger

Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2019)

In-hospital mortality was increased in emergency versus elective CRC resections. However, 5-year survival and local recurrence after surgery for CRC were determined by the tumor stage, and not by the emergency versus elective setting of surgical resection.

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