Long-term patient-focussed outcomes remain under-evaluated in reviews of pyloric drainage procedures in oesophagectomy

T Arkle^{1

2}, S Sivarajan³, S Kulasegaran³, N Penney³, B Kumar^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY, UK. tom.arkle@nnuh.nhs.uk.
² Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK. tom.arkle@nnuh.nhs.uk.
³ Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY, UK.
⁴ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.

Comment

T Arkle et al. Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2023.

. 2023 Mar 7;408(1):116.

doi: 10.1007/s00423-023-02847-y.

T Arkle^{1

2}, S Sivarajan³, S Kulasegaran³, N Penney³, B Kumar^{3

4}

¹ Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY, UK. tom.arkle@nnuh.nhs.uk.
² Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK. tom.arkle@nnuh.nhs.uk.
³ Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY, UK.
⁴ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.

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Are intra-operative gastric drainage procedures necessary in esophagectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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