Effectiveness of screening aqueous contrast swallow in detecting clinically significant anastomotic leaks after esophagectomy

European Surgical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-128

  Tirnaksiz, M B ^a,b   Deschamps, C ^a   Allen, M S ^a   Johnson, D C ^a   Pairolero, P C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Esophagectomy; Gastrografin; Water soluble contrast agent

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWALLOWING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIATRIZOATE MEGLUMINE; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 20844452069     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084544     Document Type: Article

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