Does anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer resection worsen long-term oncologic outcome?

Hiroshi HasegawaTakeru MatsudaAkira ArimotoKimihiro YamashitaMasayasu NishiNobuhisa TakaseMasayoshi HosonoTetsu NakamuraSatoshi SuzukiYoshihiro Kakeji

Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2020)

Anastomotic leakage is not associated with a significant decrease in long-term survival in rectal cancer patients.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
prostate cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
radical prostatectomy