Safety and efficacy of post-anastomotic intraoperative endoscopy to avoid early anastomotic complications during gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
Ji-Ho ParkSang-Ho JeongYoung Joon LeeTae Han KimJong-Man KimDong-Hwan KimSeung-Jin KwagJu-Yeon KimTaejin ParkChi-Young JeongYoung-Tae JuEun-Jung JungSoon-Chan HongPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2019)
PAIOE appears to be a safe and reliable procedure to evaluate the stability of gastrointestinal anastomosis for gastric cancer patients. Further data collection and a well-designed prospective study are needed to confirm the validity of PAIOE.