Cervical anastomotic leak after esophagectomy: Diagnosis and management;Fístula cervical postesofagectomía: Diagnóstico y tratamiento

Cirugia Espanola

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-37

  Larburu Etxaniz, Santiago ^a   Gonzales Reyna, Jesús ^a   Elorza Orúe, José Luis ^a   Asensio Gallego, José Ignacio ^a   Diez del Val, Ismael ^b   Eizaguirre Letamendia, Emma ^a   Mar Medina, Blanca ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Classification; Diagnosis; Esophageal stent; Esophagectomy complications

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ALGORITHMS; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84872596646     PISSN: 0009739X     EISSN: 1578147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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