Association between anastomotic leak after rectal resection and bowel dysfunction, a systematic review, meta‐analysis and meta‐regression
Based on low to moderate certainty evidence, AL after colorectal and coloanal anastomoses was significantly associated with an increased risk of LARS, particularly major LARS, urgency and higher LARS and Wexner/Cleveland Clinic Florida-Fecal Incontinence Scores.
Authors
- Anjelli Wignakumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3423-2710)
- Nir Horesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2459-8567)
- Marylise Boutros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8006-321X)
- Steven D. Wexner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8046-5753)
- Sameh Hany Emile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7854-5244)
- Zoe Garoufalia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1766-9777)
- Roberta Lynn Oslin
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Sheba Medical Center (IL)
- Mansoura University Hospital (EG)
- Cleveland Clinic Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Colorectal Disease
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.70186
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05