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Esophagojejunal Anastomosis Leakage after Total Gastrectomy: Special Tretament with Thoracic Minimal Invasive Management. Case Report and Review
Danilo COCO, Silvana LEANZA, Pietro URSI and Roberto CAMPAGNACCI
ABSTRACT
Background: Esophagojejunal leakage is one of the most serious complication in gastric surgery for cancer.
Case report: We report the case of a 74-year-old woman with severe leakage after d2 total gastrectomy that was treated without re-surgery.
Conclusion: a multidisciplinary approach is the best choice for decision making leakage treatment demonstrating inferior morbidity and mortality then re-surgery.
Keywords: esophagojejunal anastomosis leakage management, laparoscopic gastrectomy, open gastrectomy, gastric cancer, complications after gastrectomy