The Esophagogastric Anastomosis

Background:. The incidence of anastomotic leakage in gastrointestinal surgery is highest after esophagogastric anastomosis, with leakage rates of 10% to 38% still being reported, but little consensus as to cause or corrective. The role of anastomotic tension from a series of physiological forces act...

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Main Author: Thomas N. Walsh, FRCSI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2023-03-01
Series:Annals of Surgery Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000231