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The yet-to-be discovered mechanism of anastomotic leakage—comment to: Lack of evidence for tissue hypoxia as a contributing factor in anastomotic leak following colon anastomosis and segmental devascularization in rats

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  1. Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    G. S. A. Boersema

  2. Ward I of Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, 100142, China

    Zhouqiao Wu

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Boersema, G.S.A., Wu, Z. The yet-to-be discovered mechanism of anastomotic leakage—comment to: Lack of evidence for tissue hypoxia as a contributing factor in anastomotic leak following colon anastomosis and segmental devascularization in rats. Int J Colorectal Dis 32, 763–764 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-017-2785-9

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