Anastomotic leak: an early complication with potentially long-term consequences

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Editorial

Francisco Schlottmann et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Oct.

. 2016 Oct;8(10):E1219-E1220.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.09.65.

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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