The width of a gastric tube has no impact on outcome after esophagectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 417-421

  Tabira, Yoichi ^a   Sakaguchi, Tomonori ^a   Kuhara, Hiroshi ^a   Teshima, Kenichi ^a   Tanaka, Mutsuro ^a   Kawasuji, Michio ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophageal neoplasm; Esophageal substitute; Esophagectomy; Nutrition; Prospective randomized study; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH TUBE; TISSUE BLOOD FLOW;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH; SURGICALLY-CREATED STRUCTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542344992     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.008     Document Type: Article

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