Role of Barium Swallow in Diagnosing Clinically Significant Anastomotic Leak following Esophagectomy

BACKGROUND: Barium swallow is performed following esophagectomy to evaluate the anastomosis for detection of leaks and to assess the emptying of the gastric conduit. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the barium swallow study in diagnosing anastomotic leaks following esophagect...

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Autores principales: Roh, Simon, Iannettoni, Mark D., Keech, John C., Bashir, Mohammad, Gruber, Peter J., Parekh, Kalpaj R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016
Materias:
Clinical Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4825910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27066433
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.2.99

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4825910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27066433
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.2.99

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