Do anastomotic leaks impair postoperative health-related quality of life after rectal cancer surgery? A case-matched study.

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Published in Dis Colon Rectum on February 01, 2014

Authors

Annezo Marinatou1, George E Theodoropoulos, Styliani Karanika, Theodoros Karantanos, Spiridon Siakavellas, Basileios G Spyropoulos, Konstantinos Toutouzas, George Zografos

Author Affiliations

1: Colorectal Unit, First Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.

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