Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch–anal anastomosis is an option for most
patients with ulcerative colitis or familial adenomatous polyposis who require colectomy …

Every colorectal surgeon during his or her career is faced with anastomotic leakage (AL);
one of the most dreaded complications following any type of gastrointestinal anastomosis …

The safety of colorectal surgery for oncological disease is steadily improving, but
anastomotic leakage is still the most feared and devastating complication from both a …

Background Anastomotic leak (AL) represents a dreaded complication following colorectal
surgery, with a prevalence of 1–19 per cent. There remains a lack of consensus regarding …

Objective: To determine the incidence of anastomotic-related morbidity following Transanal
Total Mesorectal Excision (TaTME) and identify independent risk factors for failure …

Background Laparoscopic surgery as an alternative to open surgery in patients with rectal
cancer has not yet been shown to be oncologically safe. The aim in the COlorectal cancer …

Background Insufficient vascular supply is one of the main causes of anastomotic leak in
colorectal surgery. Intraoperative indocyanine-green (ICG) angiography has been shown to …

Anastomotic leakage is a potentially severe complication occurring after colorectal surgery
and can lead to increased morbidity and mortality, permanent stoma formation, and cancer …

BACKGROUND: Anastomotic leakage remains a major complication after surgery for
colorectal carcinoma, but its origin is still unknown. Our hypothesis was that early …

BACKGROUND: Posthepatectomy liver failure is a feared complication after hepatic
resection and a major cause of perioperative mortality. There is currently no standardized …