Risk factors for anastomotic leakage and its impact on long-term survival in left-sided colorectal cancer surgery.
Marius KryzauskasAugustinas BausysAusteja Elzbieta DegutyteVilius AbeciunasEligijus PoskusRimantas BausysAudrius DulskasKestutis StrupasTomas PoskusPublished in: World journal of surgical oncology (2020)
ASA score of III-IV is an independent risk factor for AL after sigmoid surgery, and male sex, higher CCI score, and advanced T stage are risk factors for AL after rectal surgery. AL impairs the long-term survival in patients undergoing left-sided colorectal surgery.