Omental reinforcement of the thoracic esophagogastric anastomosis: An analysis of leak and reintervention rates in patients undergoing planned and salvage esophagectomy

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1146-1151

  Sepesi, Boris ^a   Swisher, Stephen G ^a   Walsh, Garrett L ^a   Correa, Arlene ^a   Mehran, Reza J ^a   Rice, David ^a   Roth, Jack ^a   Vaporciyan, Ara ^a   Hofstetter, Wayne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OMENTUM; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALVAGE THERAPY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STOMACH; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; OMENTUM; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SALVAGE THERAPY; STOMACH; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85027924988     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.085     Document Type: Conference Paper

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