Population-based study of morbidity risk associated with pathological complete response after chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer.

CONCLUSION: Patients with a pCR in whom an anastomosis was created were at increased risk of developing an anastomotic leak.
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Source: The British Journal of Surgery - October 16, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: van der Sluis FJ, Couwenberg AM, de Bock GH, Intven MPW, Reerink O, van Leeuwen BL, van Westreenen HL Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research