Abstract Introduction: Anastomotic leaks (ALs) are serious postoperative complications.
Current experimental studies designed to investigate leaks are based on acute …

Background: In order to investigate anastomotic leakage, a number of experimental animal
studies have been previously carried out. Due to the low frequency of spontaneous …

Background: Anastomotic leakage (AL) remains an important complication after colorectal
surgery. Experimental research aims to find a solution to overcome this serious …

Purpose Colon anastomotic leakage remains a serious and common surgical complication.
Animal models are valuable to determine the pathophysiological mechanisms and to …

Background: Colorectal anastomotic leakage (CAL) is the most important complication of
colorectal surgery, accounting for one third of post-operative deaths. To prevent it, many …

Background Anastomotic leaks are a serious complication of bowel surgery. This study
aimed to evaluate the rate and severity, and identify risk factors for leaks in patients …

Background The study of anastomotic leaks is critically important to surgeons because
morbidity and mortality increase many fold in the aftermath of an anastomotic disruption …

BACKGROUND: Anastomotic leakage is the major complication after colorectal surgery. To
date, animal experiments concerning colorectal anastomosis focus on anastomotic healing …

Anastomotic leak (AL) is perhaps the most dreaded complication of intestinal surgery. In an
era of enhanced recovery programs, patients undergoing colon resection are typically …

Purpose: Anastomotic leaks are among the most dreaded complications after colorectal
surgery. However, problems with definitions and the retrospective nature of previous …