European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical OncologyHumansEsophagectomyAnastomotic LeakFemaleAnastomosis
The right side of the anastomosis is the leakage-prone site following McKeown esophagectomy with cervical circular-stapled anastomoses.
Zhiren Wang, Bin Du, Kai Zheng, Zhou Li, Jianqing Jiang, Yifeng Zheng
Published: 202610.1016/j.ejso.2025.111176
Abstract
This retrospective study of 116 patients undergoing McKeown esophagectomy with cervical circular-stapled anastomosis identified an overall anastomotic leakage (AL) rate of 28.4 % (33/116). Leak sites were localized via CT esophagography and endoscopy…
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