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Treatment of oesophageal anastomotic leaks by temporary stenting with self-expanding plastic stents (Br J Surg 2009; 96: 887–891)

✍ Scribed by A. Krishnan; A. G. N. Robertson; L. J. Dunn; S. Robinson; N. Hayes; S. M. Griffin

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 104 KB
Volume: 97
Category: Article
ISSN: 0007-1323
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6973

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Treatment of oesophageal anastomotic lea

Treatment of oesophageal anastomotic leaks by temporary stenting with self-expanding plastic stents

✍ Y. Y. Dai; S. Gretschel; O. Dudeck; B. Rau; P. M. Schlag; Professor M. Hünerbein 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 152 KB

## Abstract ## Background Oesophageal anastomotic leakage is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. The aim of the present study was to assess the feasibility of using temporary self-expanding plastic stents to treat postoperative oesophageal leaks. ## Methods Patients with anasto