Intrathoracic oesophageal anastomosis: Is it worth the risk?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 677-680

  Whooley, B P ^a   Wong, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Management; Mortality; Oesophaged cancer; Oesophagogastric anastomosis; Transthoracic oesophagectomy

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; NOTE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0033811651     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01923.x     Document Type: Note

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