251 / 1068
135 patients over
1995-2012
T3 60%
No preoperative RT
No stoma
Does extreme resection need radiotherapy?
Koyama et al Ann Surg Oncol. 2016;23(2):249-56.
Anastomotic leak rate 17%
On multivariate analysis AL
associated with:
partial ISR
(OR 6.701; P = 0.001)
straight join
(OR 5.552; P = 0.002)