Esophago-intestinal anastomotic leakage after total gastrectomy in gastric cancer
- Author:
Tuan Anh Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
anastomotic leakage
- MeSH:
Stomach Neoplasms;
complications;
surgery;
therapeutics
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):35-37
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
149 patients with gastric epithelioma indicated the total gastrectomy in the army central hospital 108 during 1994-2000. The esophago-intestinal anastomotic leakage, a severe complication occurred in 2 patients among group received the esophago-intestinal anastomosis as method of omega. There was no this complication in group received the operation as method of lygidakis (making the false stomach). This study indicated that technique of anastomosis played an important role in the esophago-intestinal anastomotic leakage.
