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Table 4 postoperative early complications

From: Preoperative bi-fractionated accelerated radiation therapy for combined treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer in a consectutive series of unselected patients

Type

No. of cases

%

Anastomotic leak

2 (out of 33)

6.0

Prolonged postoperative ileus

2 (out of 47)

4.2

Abdominal abscess

1 (out of 47)

2.1

Surgical site infections (grade I-II)*

8 (out of 47)

17.0

All

13 (out of 47)

27.6

  1. *according to CDC classification of Surgical Site Infections
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International Seminars in Surgical Oncology

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