A novel imaging technology to assess oxygen saturation of the gastric conduit in thoracic esophagectomy.

Takeo FujitaKazuma SatoAsasko OzakiAkutsu TomohiroTakuji SatoYuki HiranoHisashi FujiwaraYusuke YodaTakashi KojimaTomonori YanoHiroyuki Daiko

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)

Intraoperative endoscopic StO2 imaging is useful in esophageal cancer patients undergoing thoracic esophagectomy to determine the optimal site for anastomosis to minimize the risk of anastomotic leakage.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
high resolution
spinal cord
robot assisted
rectal cancer
ultrasound guided
mass spectrometry