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ArticleInternational journal of colorectal disease2025

Increased risk of postoperative complications after delayed stoma reversal: a multicenter retrospective cohort study on patients undergoing anterior resection for rectal cancer.

Eihab Munshi, Josefin Segelman, Peter Matthiessen, Jennifer Park, Martin Rutegård, Olle Sjöström, Henrik Jutesten, Marie-Louise Lydrup, Pamela Buchwald, RectoLeak Study group

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Article in International journal of colorectal disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Predictors of clinically significant complications after stoma reversal: A prospective analytical study.World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Eihab MunshiDepartment of Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden. eihab.munshi@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6554-1156
Josefin SegelmanDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, and Department of Surgery, Ersta Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Peter MatthiessenDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
Jennifer ParkDepartment of Surgery, Scandinavian Surgical Outcomes Research Group (SSORG), Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Martin RutegårdDepartment of Diagnostics and Intervention, Surgery, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Olle SjöströmDepartment of Diagnostics and Intervention, Surgery, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Henrik JutestenDepartment of Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Marie-Louise LydrupDepartment of Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Pamela BuchwaldDepartment of Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
RectoLeak Study group

Funding

ALF project grants (Region Skåne) https://www.intramed.lu.se/en/research/alf-funding
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDefunctioning stoma (DS) has been suggested to mitigate the consequences of anastomotic leak (AL) after low anterior resection. Stoma reversal (SR) is commonly delayed for nonmedical reasons in many healthcare systems. This study investigated the impact of the elapsed time from AR to SR on postoperative 90-day complications. The secondary aim was to explore the independent factors associated with a delayed SR. M&M: This multicenter retrospective cohort study included rectal cancer patients who underwent anterior resection (AR) and DS between 2014 and 2018. Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate the influence of the elapsed time from AR to SR on postoperative complications within 90 days.

resultsOut of 905 patients subjected to AR with DS, 116 (18%) patients experienced at least one postoperative 90-day complication after SR. Multivariable analysis revealed an association between the elapsed time to SR and complications within 90 days from SR (OR 1.02; 95% CI, 1.00-1.04). The association with SR complications was further highlighted in patients who experienced delayed SR > 6 months after AR (OR 1.73; 95% CI, 1.04-2.86). AL after AR and nodal disease were both related to delayed SR.

conclusionThis study demonstrated that postoperative 90-day complications are associated with the time elapsed to SR. These findings emphasize the importance of early SR, preferably within 6 months, to prevent complications.

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Postoperative ComplicationsRectal NeoplasmsSurgical StomasAgedAnastomotic LeakFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsAnastomotic leakAnterior resectionDefunctioning stomaPostoperative complicationsStoma reversal complicationsStoma reversal time

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PMID39939486
PMCPMC11821667

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