The Aortic Calcification Index is a risk factor associated with anastomotic leakage after anterior resection of rectal cancer

Shen, Z; An, Y; Shi, Y; Yin, M; Xie, Q; Gao, Z; Jiang, K; Wang, S; Ye, Y

Shen, Z; Ye, Y (reprint author), Peking Univ, Dept Gastroenterol Surg, Beijing Key Lab Colorectal Canc Diag & Treatment, Lab Surg Oncol,Peoples Hosp, Beijing 100044, Peoples R China.

COLORECTAL DISEASE, 2019; 21 (12): 1397

Abstract

Aim Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the most feared postoperative complications after anterior resection (AR) of rectal cancer. An adequate blood s......

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