Intrathoracic versus cervical anastomosis and predictors of anastomotic leakage after oesophagectomy for cancer.
J A H GooszenLucas GoenseS S GisbertzJ P RuurdaR van HillegersbergM I van Berge HenegouwenPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2018)
An intrathoracic oesophagogastric anastomosis was associated with a lower anastomotic leak rate, lower rate of recurrent nerve paresis and a shorter hospital stay. Risk factors for anastomotic leak were co-morbidities and proximal tumours.