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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 Henegouwen
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • rectal cancer
  • papillary thyroid
  • healthcare
  • squamous cell
  • emergency department
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  • lymph node metastasis
  • acute care
  • peripheral nerve