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Omentoplasty versus no omentoplasty for cervical esophagogastrostomy following radical esophagectomy.

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2002

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Susumu Ohwada, Tetsushi Ogawa, Susumu Kawate, Toru Koyama, T Yamada, Sumihiko Yoshimura, Yoshihiro Satō, Naoki Tomizawa, Toshihiro Ohya, Yasuo Morishita
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Abstract

Omentoplasty of cervical esophagogastrostomy reduced anastomotic leakage. Although promising, these observations require confirmation with a randomized prospective study.