Víctor Lago, Blanca Segarra-Vidal, Serena Cappucio, Martina Aida Angeles, Christina Fotopoulou, Mustafa Zelal Muallem, Israel Manzanedo, Jose Luis Sanchez Iglesias, Enrique Chacón, Pablo Padilla-Iserte, Anna Fagotti, Gwenael Ferron, Luisa Kluge, Virginia Vargiu, Mathilde Del, Giovanni Scambia, Lucas Minig, Álvaro Tejerizo, Myriam García Segovia, Pedro Antonio Cascales-Campos, David Hervás, Santiago Domingo
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to define and validate an anastomotic leak prognostic score based on previously described and reported anastomotic leak risk factors (OVA-LEAK: https://n9.cl/ova-leakscore) and to establish if the use of OVA-LEAK score is better than clinical criteria (surgeon's choice) selecting anastomosis to be protected with a diverting ileostomy. MATERIAL & METHODS: This is a retrospective, multicentre cohort study that included patients who underwent cytoreductive surgery for primary advanced or relapsed ovarian cancer with colorectal resection and anastomosis between January 2011 and June 2021...
October 2022: Gynecologic Oncology