Randomized Trial Comparing Side-to-Side Stapled and Hand-Sewn Esophagogastric Anastomosis in Neck

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1287-1295

  Saluja, Sundeep Singh ^a   Ray, Sukanta ^a   Pal, Sujoy ^a   Sanyal, Sumit ^a   Agrawal, Nikhil ^a   Dash, Nihar Ranjan ^a   Sahni, Peush ^a   Chattopadhyay, Tushar Kanti ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Carcinoma esophagus; Cervical esophagogastric anastomosis; Esophagectomy; Hand sewn anastomosis; Side to side stapled anastomosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURING METHOD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH; SURGICAL STAPLING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862500724     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1885-7     Document Type: Article

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