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Review
. 2019 Apr;11(Suppl 5):S805-S811.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.11.55.

Early detection of complications: anastomotic leakage

Seok Whan Moon  1 , Jae Jun Kim  2 , Deog Gon Cho  3 , Jae Kil Park  1
Affiliations
Review

Early detection of complications: anastomotic leakage

Seok Whan Moon et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

Anastomotic leakage (AL) is one of the most critical and detrimental complications in esophageal surgery. Early diagnosis and timely therapeutic action are necessary if patients are to avoid AL-related problems. However, there is no gold standard or consensus for early diagnosis. In this review, we focus on summarizing the definition and types of AL and modalities for early diagnosis of AL after esophagectomy.

Keywords: Esophageal cancer; anastomosis leakage; early diagnosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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