Persisting symptoms after intrathoracic anastomotic leak following oesophagectomy for cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-99

  Van Der Schaaf, M ^a   Lagergren, J ^a,b   Lagergren, P ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN;

AGED; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; COHORT STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; SWEDEN;

EID: 82955186339     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7750     Document Type: Article

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