Influence of Preoperative Radiation Field on Postoperative Leak Rates in Esophageal Cancer Patients after Trimodality Therapy

INTRODUCTION: Postoperative morbidities, such as anastomotic leaks, are common after trimodality therapy (chemoradiation followed by surgery) for esophageal cancer. We investigated for factors associated with an increased incidence of anastomotic leaks. METHODS: Data from 285 esophageal cancer patie...

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Main Authors: Juloori, Aditya, Tucker, Susan L., Komaki, Ritsuko, Liao, Zhongxing, Correa, Arlene M., Swisher, Stephen G., Hofstetter, Wayne L., Lin, Steven H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3989552/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24736077
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JTO.0000000000000100
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