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Title:

Healing occurs in most patients that receive endoscopic stents for anastomotic leakage; dislocation remains a problem.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Feith, M; Gillen, S; Schuster, T; Theisen, J; Friess, H; Gertler, R
Abstract:
There is controversy about the best way to treat esophageal anastomotic leakage. We evaluated the effects of treatment with self-expanding metal stents in patients with esophageal anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy or gastrectomy for cancer.We investigated outcomes and procedure-related complications of 115 patients who received endoscopic stents for anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy or gastrectomy at a university hospital from 2004 to 2009. We also performed a systematic literature r...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
Year:
2011
Journal volume:
9
Journal issue:
3
Pages contribution:
202-10
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2010.12.010
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21172455
Print-ISSN:
1542-3565
TUM Institution:
Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik; Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie
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