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Review
. 2005 Nov-Dec;142(6):348-54.
doi: 10.1016/s0021-7697(05)80955-x.

[Complications following oesophagectomy: mechanism, detection, treatment and prevention]

[Article in French]
C Mariette  1 , J P Triboulet
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Review

[Complications following oesophagectomy: mechanism, detection, treatment and prevention]

[Article in French]
C Mariette et al. J Chir (Paris). 2005 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Oesophageal surgery remains a relatively morbid operation with potentially devastating complications that can be minimized by prevention, early recognition, and appropriate management. Anastomotic leak, conduit necrosis, and pulmonary failure are the most serious complications. The management of complications following oesophagectomy is reviewed in the following section.

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