Preoperative Chemoradiation Therapy Does Not Increase Risk of Anastomotic Leak in Patients with Gastric Cancer

In this single institutional retrospective cohort study of 346 patients who underwent gastrectomy at our institution 2001-2016, anastomotic leak and intra-abdominal fluid collection were diagnosed in 3.5% and 7.5% of patients, respectively. Multivariable analysis revealed that concomitant organ resection was the only significant risk factor for anastomotic leak or intra-abdominal fluid collection (p = 0.014). Preoperative chemoradiation therapy was not a risk factor for anastomotic leak or intra-abdominal fluid collection.

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