Incidence and Risk Factors for Anastomotic Failure in 1594 Patients Treated by Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision

Penna, Marta; Hompes, Roel; Arnold, Steve; Wynn, Greg; Austin, Ralph; Warusavitarne, Janindra; Moran, Brendan; B. Hanna, George; Mortensen, Neil; Tekkis, Paris

doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000002653

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Incidence and Risk Factors for Anastomotic Failure in 1594 Patients Treated by Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision

Published in Annals of Surgery • Jan 4, 2018

Authors:

Marta Penna

Roel Hompes

Steve Arnold

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of anastomotic-related morbidity following Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision (TaTME) and identify independent risk factors for failure. BACKGROUND: Anastomotic leak and its sequelae are dreaded complications following gastrointestinal surgery. TaTME is a recen...

Subject

Medicine

Anastomosis

Surgery

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