Factors Associated with Anastomotic Leak After Transhiatal Esophagectomy: a Single-Institution Analysis

Shankar Logarajah^#¹, Shawn Cudworth^#², Madison Doty², Muhammad Darwish¹, Houssam Osman^{1

2}, John Jay³, D Rohan Jeyarajah^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Methodist Richardson Medical Center, 2805 East President George Bush Highway, Richardson, TX, 75082, USA.
² Department of Surgery, TCU School of Medicine, 3430 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
³ Texas Cardiothoracic Surgery, 221 W. Colorado Blvd, Pav II Suite 825, Dallas, TX, 75208, USA.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Methodist Richardson Medical Center, 2805 East President George Bush Highway, Richardson, TX, 75082, USA. rohanjeyarajah@gmail.com.
⁵ Department of Surgery, TCU School of Medicine, 3430 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, USA. rohanjeyarajah@gmail.com.

^# Contributed equally.

Shankar Logarajah et al. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Feb.

. 2023 Feb;27(2):398-401.

doi: 10.1007/s11605-022-05470-2. Epub 2022 Oct 26.

Shankar Logarajah^#¹, Shawn Cudworth^#², Madison Doty², Muhammad Darwish¹, Houssam Osman^{1

2}, John Jay³, D Rohan Jeyarajah^{4

5}

¹ Department of Surgery, Methodist Richardson Medical Center, 2805 East President George Bush Highway, Richardson, TX, 75082, USA.
² Department of Surgery, TCU School of Medicine, 3430 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
³ Texas Cardiothoracic Surgery, 221 W. Colorado Blvd, Pav II Suite 825, Dallas, TX, 75208, USA.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Methodist Richardson Medical Center, 2805 East President George Bush Highway, Richardson, TX, 75082, USA. rohanjeyarajah@gmail.com.
⁵ Department of Surgery, TCU School of Medicine, 3430 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX, USA. rohanjeyarajah@gmail.com.

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Keywords: Anastomotic Leak; Esophagectomy; Transhiatal Esophagectomy.

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