Calcification of the iliac arteries: a marker for leakage risk in rectal anastomosis-a blinded clinical trial.

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Abstract

Anastomotic leakage (AL) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality after colorectal surgery. Calcification of the arteries has been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular events and can be reliably measured on computed tomography using software assistance. The aim of this prospective study was to prove the value of calcium scoring of the iliac arteries as a predictor of AL after rectal anastomosis.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Colorectal Dis

Title: International journal of colorectal disease

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1432-1262

ISSN (Print): 0179-1958

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2018

Volume: 33

Issue: 2

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Visceral, General and Thoracic Surgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Böheimstr. 37, 70199, Stuttgart, Germany.

[2 ] Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.

[3 ] Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Applied Biometry, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.

[4 ] Department of Visceral, General and Thoracic Surgery, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Böheimstr. 37, 70199, Stuttgart, Germany. michael.schaeffer@vinzenz.de.

Article

Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s00384-017-2949-7

DOI: 10.1007/s00384-017-2949-7

PubMed ID: 29273883

SO-VID: a197820b-0ed8-4c97-bdd1-806b7f9b5b39

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Keywords: Calcification,Anastomotic leakage,Rectal anastomosis

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Keywords: Calcification, Anastomotic leakage, Rectal anastomosis

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