Unraveling the role of computed tomography derived body composition metrics on anastomotic leakages rates in rectal cancer surgery: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Mark Broekman ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Mark Broekman, Charlotte M. S. Genders

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: m.broekman@umcg.nl

  Affiliations Department of Surgery, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4497-9399

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• Charlotte M. S. Genders ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Mark Broekman, Charlotte M. S. Genders

  Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

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• Ritchie T. J. Geitenbeek,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Department of Surgery, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4707-0319

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• Klaas Havenga,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Schelto Kruijff,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Joost M. Klaase,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Alain R. Viddeleer,

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Center, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3288-140X

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• Esther C. J. Consten

  Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Surgery, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

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