Cervical esophagogastric anastomosis with invagination after esophagectomy Anastomose esofagogástrica cervical com invaginação após esofagectomia

PURPOSE: To evaluate the incidence of fistula and stenosis of the cervical esophagogastric anastomosis with invagination of the proximal esophageal stump into the stomach after subtotal esophagectomy. METHODS: We studied 54 patients who underwent subtotal esophagectomy, 45 (83.3%) patients with carc...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Cruz Henriques, Felipe Emanuel Fuhro, Carlos Alberto Godinho, Andre Luiz Lopes Cardoso Campos, Jaques Waisberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2012-05-01
Series:Acta Cirurgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502012000500011