The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Table of Contents Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999; 47(1): 56-57DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013111 How To Do It © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New YorkDelayed Cervical Esophagogastric AnastomosisJ. D. Urschel, B. P. Whooley, N. J. Petrelli Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article All articles of this category Abstract Although uncommon, ischemia of the gastric fundus can lead to catastrophic anastomotic complications after transhiatal esophagectomy. “Delaying” the anastomosis may prevent complications in occasional patients with particularly compromised gastric fundal perfusion. Key words Esophagectomy - Complications - Surgical flaps - Ischemia - Esophageal cancer PDF (479 kb)
