Fixed in the neck or pushed back into the thorax?-Impact of cervical anastomosis position on anastomosis healing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervical anastomotic leakage remains a great challenge for thoracic surgeons in the surgical treatment of esophageal cancer. Among the factors affecting cervical anastomosis healing, the surgical technique is the key controllable element. This study aimed to identify the risk factors of cervical anastomotic leakage after McKeown esophagectomy, especially those controllable surgical factors.

Methods

A retrospective review of patients who underwent McKeown esophagectomy in the past eight years in West China Hospital was performed. Patients with cervical anastomotic leakage were assigned to leakage group (LG) while the left was enrolled in the none-leakage group (NLG). Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent risk factors of anastomo

SUBMITTER: Luo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7330304 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature