The role of preoperative mechanical bowel preparation and oral antibiotics in prevention of anastomotic leakage following restorative resection for primary rectal cancer – a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rikke B. Hansen, Rogini Balachandran, Thomas Nikolas Valsamidis, Lene Hjerrild Iversen
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MedicineHepatologyMeta-analysisBowel preparationColorectal cancerAnastomosisResectionSurgeryAntibioticsColorectal surgeryInternal medicineGeneral surgeryCancerAbdominal surgeryColonoscopyBiologyMicrobiologyColorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsSurgical site infection preventionStoma care and complications