A Method for Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Intrathoracic Esophageal Anastomotic Leakage: Prophylactic Placement of a Drainage Tube Adjacent to the Anastomosis

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 722-727

  Tang, Hua ^a   Xue, Lei ^a   Hong, Jiang ^a   Tao, Xiandong ^a   Xu, Zhifei ^a   Wu, Bin ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leakage; Diagnosis; Esophagectomy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH; TIME; WOUND DRAINAGE;

AGED; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; CARCINOMA; DRAINAGE; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858709590     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1788-z     Document Type: Article

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