Secure hemostasis in transhiatal esophagectomy for esophageal cancer with gauze packing

BACKGROUND: Transhiatal esophagectomy for esophageal cancer implies blind manipulation of the intrathoracic esophagus. We report a secure hemostatic method with gauze packing in transhiatal esophagectomy. METHODS: The gauze-packing technique is utilized for hemostasis just after removal of the thora...

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Main Authors: Hirahara, Noriyuki, Matsubara, Takeshi, Hari, Yoko, Fujii, Yusuke, Wake, Hitomi, Tajima, Yoshitsugu
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Technical Innovations
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3557199/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23253358
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-10-276
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