Esophagojejunal anastomotic leak managed with self expandable metallic stent

Esophagealjejunal anastomotic leak after gastrectomy is a serious surgical emergency with high mortality. This report describes a 57-year-old male with esophagojejunal anastomotic leak following total gastrectomy for gastric cancer and was managed successfully with self-expandable metallic stent. To...

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Main Authors: Arvind Madurandagam Annapillai, Biggs Saravanan Ramachandran, Senthilkumar Ponniah, Hemamala V., Kesavan B., Premkumar Karunakaran, Prabhakaran Raju, Manoharan G., Chandramohan Servarayan Murugesan, Mohammed Ali Muhammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1700263