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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:383
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Correspondence

Intrathoracic Manifestation of Cervical Anastomotic Leaks

Richard F. Heitmiller, MD

Union Memorial Hospital, J. P. B. 3333 N Calvert, Suite 610, Baltimore, MD 21218-2895

(Email: richard.heitmiller@medstar.net).

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To the Editor:

Korst and colleagues [1] published a single institution review of 242 patients who underwent transthoracic esophagectomy with cervical anastomosis. The incidence of anastomotic leak was 11.1%. Over half (52%) of these patients had an intrathoracic manifestation of the cervical leak. They conclude that compared with transhiatal esophagectomy, cervical anastomotic leaks are more common with transthoracic esophagectomy methods. The authors hypothesize that the reasons for this finding could include transmediastinal infection of the pleural space while constructing the cervical anastomosis, chest tube suction, or size (larger) of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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