The effect of gastric fundus radiation dose on postoperative anastomotic leakage in esophageal cancer

The effect of gastric fundus radiation dose on postoperative anastomotic leakage in esophageal cancer

IntroductionStandard-of-care treatment for locally advanced esophageal carcinoma (LAEC) includes neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by esophagectomy. A potentially catastrophic surgical complication is the development of a postoperative anastomotic leak. To date, the association with radiation d...

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Main Authors: Yulia Kundel, Noga Kurman, Omri Sulimani, Shlomo Gavrielli, Yuval Nachalon, Assaf Moore, Hanoch Kashtan, Eyal Fenig, Baruch Brenner, Aron Popovtzer, Elisha Fredman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
esophageal cancer
gastric fundus
radiation dose
postoperative
leakage
esophagectomy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1080089/full

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