Does the management of anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer resection affect long-term oncological survival? A retrospective propensity score-adjusted cohort study.

Tech Coloproctol · 2026 · PMC12966200 · PMID 41790293

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.642not close (p > 0.1)

grade B AL (84.4%) although these differences did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.642).

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