An evaluation of the routine use of contrast radiography as a screening test for cervical anastomotic integrity after esophagectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 203, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 467-471

  Solomon, Daniel G ^a,b   Sasaki, Clarence T ^a,b   Salem, Ronald R ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Contrast radiography; Esophagectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNGOLARYNGOESOPHAGECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSHIATAL ESOPHAGECTOMY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84859106961     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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