Background Timely diagnosis of anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery and adequate
treatment is important to reduce morbidity and mortality. Abdominal computed tomography …

Objective To determine the risk factors for symptomatic anastomotic leakage (AL) after
colorectal resection. Design Review of records of patients who participated in the Analysis of …

Objective The aim of this study was to compare ghost ileostomy (GI) and loop ileostomy (LI)
in patients undergoing oncologic resection for rectal cancer in terms of postoperative …

Background Anastomotic leakage is associated with increased morbidity and mortality after
esophagectomy. Calcification of the arteries supplying the gastric tube has been identified …

Purpose To evaluate the association between the amount and location of calcifications of
the supplying arteries of the gastric tube, as determined with a vascular calcification scoring …

Abstract Background The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status
classification and Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) was adopted to assess patients' …

At present, anterior resection of the rectum or transabdominal rectal resection is the most
common surgical technique for rectal cancer. Laparoscopic techniques are popular, and the …

Purpose The current pooling up analysis aimed to evaluate whether aortic calcification (AC)
was a potential risk factor for anastomotic leakage (AL) after colorectal surgery. Methods In …

Background Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture prediction based on sex and
diameter could be improved. The goal was to assess whether aortic calcification distribution …

Objective Quantification software for coronary calcification is often used to measure
abdominal aortic calcification on computed tomography (CT) images. However, there is no …