Critical appraisal of the significance of intrathoracic anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy for cancer

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 198-203

  Whooley, Brian P ^a,b   Law, Simon ^a   Alexandrou, Andreas ^a   Murthy, Sudish C ^a   Wong, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Intrathoracic anastomotic leak; Mortality; Predisposing factors; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BLEEDING; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRAINAGE; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035269405     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00559-1     Document Type: Article

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