Intrathoracic versus cervical anastomosis and predictors of anastomotic leakage after oesophagectomy for cancer.

CONCLUSION: An intrathoracic oesophagogastric anastomosis was associated with a lower anastomotic leak rate, lower rate of recurrent nerve paresis and a shorter hospital stay. Risk factors for anastomotic leak were co-morbidities and proximal tumours. PMID: 29412450 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The British Journal of Surgery - February 7, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Gooszen JAH, Goense L, Gisbertz SS, Ruurda JP, van Hillegersberg R, van Berge Henegouwen MI Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research