SynthesisUpdates in surgery2023
The aortic calcification is a risk factor for colorectal anastomotic leakage.
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- Preoperative CT Evaluation of Abdominal Vasculature and the Risk of Surgical Complications in Colorectal Cancer Resection with Anastomosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Risk factors for postoperative anastomotic leakage in obstructive left colonic carcinoma.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
- Abdominal aortic calcification among gastroenterological and transplant surgery.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2024Review
- Development and validation of a nomogram to predict the risk factors of major complications after radical rectal cancer surgery.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- The "appearing" and "disappearing" ascites in the treatment of colorectal cancer: a case report.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeThe current pooling up analysis aimed to evaluate whether aortic calcification (AC) was a potential risk factor for anastomotic leakage (AL) after colorectal surgery.
methodsIn this study, we searched studies in three databases including PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library on April 20, 2022. In order to investigate the association between AC and AL, the hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of AC were pooled up. Our study was performed with RevMan 5.3 according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement.
resultsWe finally enrolled eight studies involving 1955 patients for statistical analysis. As for all patients, we found that AC could significantly increase the risk of AL after surgery (HR = 2.31, I
conclusionPatients with AC were more likely to develop AL after colorectal surgery. Moreover, subgroup analysis suggested that AC was a predictor for AL after CRC surgery.
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