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What are the risk factors for anastomotic leakage and its impact on long-term survival in patients undergoing left-sided colorectal cancer surgery?
What are the risk factors for anastomotic leakage and its impact on long-term survival in patients undergoing left-sided colorectal cancer surgery?
Anastomotic leakage negatively impacts long-term survival after left-sided colorectal surgery, with distinct risk factors identified for sigmoid versus rectal procedures.
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May guide site-specific AL risk mitigation in left-sided colorectal surgery; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
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.
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