# Definition and grading of anastomotic leakage following anterior resection of the rectum: A proposal by the International Study Group of Rectal Cancer

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/definition-and-grading-of-anastomotic-leakage-following-anterior-resection-of/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Nuh N. Rahbari,Jürgen Weitz,Werner Hohenberger,Richard J. Heald,Brendan Moran,Alexis Ulrich,Torbjörn Holm,W. Douglas Wong,Emmanuel Tiret,Yoshihiro Moriya,Søren Laurberg,Marcel den Dulk,Cornelis J.�H. van de Velde,Markus W. Büchler |
| Citations | 1,543 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.surg.2009.10.012 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2019004989 |
| PMID | 20004450 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2009 |

## Paper authors

- [Jürgen Weitz](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jurgen-weitz/)

## Paper journal

- [Surgery](https://scholariq.org/journals/surgery/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/colorectal-cancer-surgical-treatments/)

## Paper topics

- [Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/colorectal-cancer-surgical-treatments/)
- [Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/gastrointestinal-tumor-research-and-treatment/)
- [Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas](https://scholariq.org/topics/colorectal-and-anal-carcinomas/)

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