Background Due to the significant contribution of anastomotic leak, with its disastrous
consequences to patient morbidity and mortality, multiple parameters have been proposed …

Over the last decades, the treatment of resectable esophageal cancer has evolved into a
multidisciplinary process in which all players are essential for treatment to be successful …

Hypothesis In midline incisions closed with a single-layer running suture, the rate of wound
complications is lower when a suture length to wound length ratio of at least 4 is …

Objective: To evaluate the risks and benefits of using a circular stapler (CS) compared with
the hand-sewn (HS) method for the esophagogastric anastomosis after esophageal …

Objective: To identify independent risk factors for development of benign cervical
anastomotic strictures in general and specifically for refractory strictures after …

Anastomotic complications are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality following
esophagectomy for cancer. Conflicting reports exist regarding the superiority of hand‐sewn …

Background Leak from cervical esophagogastric anastomosis (CEGA) following
esophagectomy is associated with morbidity and poor functional outcome. To address this …

Objective: To compare single-layered hand-sewn cervical end-to-side (ETS) anastomosis
with end-to-end (ETE) anastomosis in a prospective randomized fashion. Background: The …

Objective: The use of a circular stapler in cervical esophagogastric anastomosis remains
controversial. This study was to compare the postoperative and long-term results of manual …

BACKGROUND: A cervical side-to-side stapled esophagogastric anastomosis appears to
decrease morbidity compared with traditional hand-sewn techniques. We evaluated our …