End-to-End Cervical Esophagogastric Anastomoses Are Associated with a Higher Number of Strictures Compared with End-to-Side Anastomoses

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 872-876

  Haverkamp, Leonie ^a   van der Sluis, Pieter C ^a   Verhage, Roy J J ^b   Siersema, Peter D ^a   Ruurda, Jelle P ^a   van Hillegersberg, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leakage; Anastomotic stricture; Esophagectomy; Surgical anastomosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876148317     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-013-2159-8     Document Type: Article

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