Diagnosis, assessment, and management of surgical complications following esophagectomy
Peter P Grimminger, Lucas Goense, Ines Gockel, Damien Bergeat, Nicolas Bertheuil, Servarayan M Chandramohan, Ke-Neng Chen, Seung-Hon Chon, Collet Denis, Khean-Lee Goh, Caroline Gronnier, Jun-Feng Liu, Bernard Meunier, Phillippe Nafteux, Enrique D Pirchi, Marc Schiesser, René Thieme, Aaron Wu, Peter C Wu, Navtej Buttar, Andrew C Chang, Peter P Grimminger, Lucas Goense, Ines Gockel, Damien Bergeat, Nicolas Bertheuil, Servarayan M Chandramohan, Ke-Neng Chen, Seung-Hon Chon, Collet Denis, Khean-Lee Goh, Caroline Gronnier, Jun-Feng Liu, Bernard Meunier, Phillippe Nafteux, Enrique D Pirchi, Marc Schiesser, René Thieme, Aaron Wu, Peter C Wu, Navtej Buttar, Andrew C Chang
Abstract
Despite improvements in operative strategies for esophageal resection, anastomotic leaks, fistula, postoperative pulmonary complications, and chylothorax can occur. Our review seeks to identify potential risk factors, modalities for early diagnosis, and novel interventions that may ameliorate the potential adverse effects of these surgical complications following esophagectomy.
Keywords: anastomotic leak; chylothorax; complications; esophageal cancer; fistula.
© 2018 New York Academy of Sciences.
Source: PubMed