Carlos PlacerIgnacio Temiño AguirreSteffen RoseYolanda SaraleguiJosé M. Enríquez–Navascués2026-03-222026-03-22201910.24875/ciru.19000531https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.19000531https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/52176Citaciones: 6Late AL can represent up to 22% of all AL; with significant long-term implications such as an increase of the requirement of definitive stoma or chronic pelvic sepsis. This findings could modify the long-term outcomes in rectal cancer published. In our experience, the late AL do not represent a distinct clinical process compared to early forms, with exception of the chronological criteria.esMedicineColorectal cancerIncidence (geometry)AnastomosisStoma (medicine)IleostomyGynecologySurgeryCancerarticle