Role of Barium Swallow in Diagnosing Clinically Significant Anastomotic Leak following Esophagectomy
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Role of Barium Swallow in Diagnosing Clinically Significant Anastomotic Leak following Esophagectomy.
BACKGROUND Barium swallow is performed following esophagectomy to evaluate the anastomosis for detection of leaks and to assess the emptying of the gastric conduit. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the barium swallow study in diagnosing anastomotic leaks following esophagectomy. METHODS Patients who underwent esophagectomy from January 2000 to December 2013 at our inst...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2233-601X,2093-6516
DOI: 10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.2.99