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Does Preoperative Radio(chemo)therapy Increase Anastomotic Leakage in Rectal Cancer Surgery? A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Objective. Preoperative radio(chemo)therapy (pR(C)T) appears to increase postoperative complications of rectal cancer resection, but clinical trials have reported conflicting results. The objective of this meta-analysis was performed to assess the effects of pR(C)T on anastomotic leak after rectal c...

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Autores principales: Qin, Changjiang, Ren, Xuequn, Xu, Kaiwu, Chen, Zhihui, He, Yulong, Song, Xinming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4244918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25477955
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/910956