[Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after anterior resection for rectal cancer].

Objective: To identify the risk factors associated with anastomotic leakage following an anterior resection for rectal cancer.

Methods: Between June, 1999 and June, 2009, 628 patients underwent anterior resection for rectal cancer. A retrospective study of the cases was performed to identify the risk factors for anastomotic leakage following the resection.

[Therapeutic effect of subtotal gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy on type 2 diabetes mellitus in non-obese patients].

Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Roux-en-Y anastomosis following subtotal gastrectomy on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in non-obese patients.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 16 non-obese patients with T2DM undergoing Roux-en-Y anastomosis following subtotal gastrectomy for stomach cancer and upper gastrointestinal tract ulcer.

Results: All the patients were followed up for 6 months after the surgery.