The safety and usefulness of endoscopy for evaluation of the graft and anastomosis early after esophagectomy and reconstruction

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1093-1102

  Maish, M S ^a   DeMeester, S R ^a   Choustoulakis, E ^a   Briel, J W ^a   Hagen, J A ^a   Peters, J H ^a   Lipham, J C ^a   Bremner, C G ^a   DeMeester, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Esophageal reconstruction; Esophagectomy; Esophagus; Graft ischemia

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GRAFT ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINES; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27144492103     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-8816-y     Document Type: Article

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