Management of Gastrointestinal Leaks After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Conventional Treatments vs. Endoscopic Stenting

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1952-1960

  Nguyen, Ninh T ^a   Rudersdorf, Patrick Donohue ^a   Smith, Brian R ^a   Reavis, Kevin ^a   Nguyen, Xuan Mai T ^a   Stamos, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leaks; Esophageal cancer; Esophageal stent; Laparoscopy; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CARCINOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; STENT; WOUND DRAINAGE;

AGED; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CARCINOMA; DRAINAGE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; STENTS;

EID: 80255136173     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1658-8     Document Type: Article

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