Modified Collard<i>versus</i>end‐to‐side hand‐sewn anastomosis for cervical anastomosis after<scp>McKeown</scp>esophagectomy

Abstract

A modified Collard cervical esophagogastric anastomosis was associated with lower rates of anastomotic stricture and dysphagia, compared with ETS hand-sewn anastomosis. However, the modified Collard anastomosis is accompanied by an increased anastomotic leakage rate.