Wider Gastric Conduit Morphology Is Associated with Improved Blood Flow During Esophagectomy.
Yoshitaka IshikawaAndrew C ChangJules LinMark B OrringerWilliam R LynchKiran H LagisettyElliot WakeamRishindra M ReddyPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2022)
Conduit width is a significant factor of gastric conduit perfusion, especially when the estimated anastomotic site was > 5 cm from the last gastroepiploic branch. Wide conduits seem to have better perfusion and creating a wider conduit might reduce anastomotic leaks.