Anastomotic Leak After Esophagectomy

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-9

  Mitchell, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; THORACOTOMY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33646113152     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2006.01.011     Document Type: Review

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