Impact of a circular powered stapler on preventing anastomotic leakage in patients with left-sided colorectal cancer: a retrospective study.

BMC Surg · 2023 · PMC10354928 · PMID 37464350

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However, due to the small number of cases, the relationship between the reduced incidence of anastomotic leakage and the use of the ECPS showed a trend but did not reach statistical significance.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

The reoperation rate in the ECPS group was lower than that in the MCS group (1.5% versus 2.5%, p > 0.999); however, the difference did not reach statistical significance due to the extremely small number of events.

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