Total gastrectomy with or without abdominal drains. A prospective randomized trial Gastrectomía total con o sin drenajes abdominales

The most common postoperative complications of total gastrectomy are esophagojejunal anastomotic leakage and subphrenic abscess. These complications are a cause of morbility and mortality, relaparotomy, and longer postoperative stay. The use of abdominal drains is useful for the early diagnosis and...

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Main Authors: R. Álvarez Uslar, H. Molina, O. Torres, A. Cancino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2005-08-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082005000800004