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World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2014; 6(2): 14-26
Published online Feb 27, 2014. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v6.i2.14
Published online Feb 27, 2014. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v6.i2.14
Prediction and diagnosis of colorectal anastomotic leakage: A systematic review of literature
Freek Daams, Department of Surgery, Catharina Ziekenhuis, Postbus 1350, 5602 ZA Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Freek Daams, Zhouqiao Wu, Johan Frederik Lange, Department of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Max Jef Lahaye, Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Postbus 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
Johan Frederik Lange, Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Author contributions: Daams F, Wu Z, Jeekel J and Lange JF designed the paper; Daams F and Wu Z performed data acquisition; Daams F, Wu Z, Lahaye MJ, Jeekel J and Lange JF analysed and interpreted the data; Daams F, Wu Z, Lahaye MJ, Jeekel J and Lange JF drafted the article; Daams F, Wu Z and Lahaye MJ wrote the paper; Jeekel J and Lange JF approved of the paper.
Correspondence to: Freek Daams, MD, Department of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Secretariaat Chirurgie, ErasmusMC, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. freek.daams@cze.nl
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Received: September 10, 2013
Revised: October 30, 2013
Accepted: January 13, 2014
Published online: February 27, 2014
Revised: October 30, 2013
Accepted: January 13, 2014
Published online: February 27, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Postoperative delay in diagnosis of colorectal anastomotic leakage is common and harmful. This paper provides a systematic overview of literature on the available tools for diagnosing colorectal surgery. The study shows that colorectal surgery patients could benefit from some diagnostic interventions that can easily be performed in daily postoperative care.