Conduit Vascular Evaluation is Associated with Reduction in Anastomotic Leak After Esophagectomy

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 806-812

  Campbell, Chase ^a   Reames, Mark K ^b   Robinson, Myra ^a   Symanowski, James ^a   Salo, Jonathan C ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomosis; Blood supply; Esophagectomy; Flourescence angiography; Indocyanine green

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD FLOW; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; ANGIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939972713     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-015-2794-3     Document Type: Article

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