High cervical anastomosis reduces leakage-related complications after a McKeown esophagectomy.

Chunji Chen Chengzhi DingYi HeXufeng Guo

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2024)

For patients undergoing a McKeown oesophagectomy, a high cervical anastomosis using a narrow gastric tube can effectively reduce leakage-related complications.

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