Endoscopic endoluminal vacuum therapy is superior to other regimens in managing anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy: a comparative retrospective study.

Bodo Schniewind,Clemens Schafmayer,Gesa Voehrs,Jan-Hendrik Egberts,Witigo von Schoenfels,Tobias Rose,Roland Kurdow,Alexander Arlt,Mark Ellrichmann,Christian Jürgensen,Stefan Schreiber,T. Becker,Jochen Hampe

Endoscopic endoluminal vacuum therapy is superior to other regimens in managing anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy: a comparative retrospective study.

2013

Bodo Schniewind
Clemens Schafmayer
Gesa Voehrs
Jan-Hendrik Egberts
Witigo von Schoenfels
Tobias Rose
Roland Kurdow
Alexander Arlt
Mark Ellrichmann
Christian Jürgensen
Stefan Schreiber
T. Becker
Jochen Hampe

Background Anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy is a life-threatening complication. No comparative outcome analyses for the different treatment regimens are yet available.

Keywords:

Anastomosis
Esophagectomy
General surgery
Surgery
Esophageal anastomosis
Retrospective cohort study
Complication
Medicine
treatment regimen
anastomotic leakage

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