Natural orifice management of anastomotic leaks after minimally invasive esophagogastrectomy

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 249-252

  Nguyen, Ninh T ^a   Mailey, Brian A ^a   Hinojosa, Marcelo W ^a   Chang, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic stent; Esophageal leaks; Esophagectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPLASIA; ESOPHAGOGASTROSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SUCTION DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CARCINOMA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STENTS;

EID: 57049129980     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350608322925     Document Type: Article

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