title: Review of risk factors associated with the anastomosis leakage in anterior resection in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
abstract: This is a retrospective study evaluating the risk factors for clinical anastomotic leakage after anterior resection in 64 patients with rectal cancer operated from November 2001 till August 2003. The percentage of anastomosis leakage was higher in those patients with diabetic, low albumin level, neoadjuvant radiotherapy, higher staging, and poorly differentiated tumour. However, these differences were statistically not significant. There was a significant difference (p=0.03) of anastomosis leakage in those patients with very distal tumour of < 4cm from anal verge (42%), when compare to those patients with proximal tumor of > 15cm from anal verge (4.3%). The mortality associated with this complication was 30%. Hence, a surgeon may consider a covering stoma or be more vigilant in operating patients with multiple risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Teoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gunasegaram
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sukumar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sagap
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors