Postoperative Morbidity and Factors Predicting the Development of Lymphoceles Following Lateral Pelvic Node Dissection for Rectal Cancer: A Cohort Study
Pelvic lymphoceles and its attendant complications represent the most commonly encountered morbidity following LPLND for rectal cancer, with obesity, neoadjuvant radiotherapy, open surgery, and higher nodal-yield predisposing to their development.
Authors
- Avanish Saklani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4498-7612)
- Joseph Mathew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2447-5655)
- Mufaddal Khuzema Kazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3295-0006)
- Ashwin Desouza
Institutions
- Tata Memorial Hospital (IN)
- Healthcare Global Enterprises (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-024-16320-7
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.41