Predictive Value of Early Postoperative Esophagoscopy for Occurrence of Benign Stenosis After Cervical Esophagogastrostomy - Concepedia

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Predictive Value of Early Postoperative Esophagoscopy for Occurrence of Benign Stenosis After Cervical Esophagogastrostomy

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1997

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Paolo Trentino, Eugenio Pompeo, Italo Nofroni, Federico Francioni, S. Rapacchietta, Fred Silvestri, M Carboni, Tommaso Claudio Mineo

Abstract

Early postoperative esophagoscopy seems a safe and effective tool for the monitoring of the anastomosis healing after cervical esophagogastrostomy. The presence of extended mucosal ulcerations appeared as the most important factor in predicting BAS formation.