Management of Intrathoracic Leaks Following Esophagectomy

Advances in Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue , 2006, Pages 173-190

  Martin, Linda W ^a   Hofstetter, Wayne ^a   Swisher, Stephen G ^a   Roth, Jack A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JEJUNOSTOMY; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ALGORITHMS; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; JEJUNOSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 33750459909     PISSN: 00653411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yasu.2006.05.010     Document Type: Review

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