Risk factors for anastomotic failure after total mesorectal excision of rectal cancer

By K. Peeters, R. Tollenaar, C. Marijnen, E. Kranenbarg, W. Steup, T. Wiggers, H. Rutten, C. Velde. British Journal of Surgery, 2005

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Defunctioning Stoma Reduces Symptomatic Anastomotic Leakage After Low Anterior Resection of the Rectum for Cancer: A Randomized Multicenter Trial (2007, background): “Defunctioning stoma in low anterior resection has been considered to decrease the leakage rate by some, including one large retrospective multicenter study by Peeters et al, in which defunctioned patients leaked in 9%, compared with 24% of those not defunctioned.(15) Others have argued that the stom”
Definition and grading of anastomotic leakage following anterior resection of the rectum: a proposal by the International Study Group of Rectal Cancer. (2010, methodology): “Furthermore, we recommend considering a pelvic abscess in the proximity of the anastomosis as anastomotic leakage as suggested by several authors.(40-44) In accordance with the majority of identified definitions, we recommend ‘‘anastomotic leakage’’ as the preferred term for the description of this ”