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3917622

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-2-8
pubmed:abstractText
We treated 75 patients with esophageal trauma, perforation, or anastomotic leak. Several factors were shown to be associated with an increased mortality, including delayed treatment, presence of severe underlying esophageal disease, total parenteral nutrition catheter infection, the necessity for major extirpative procedures to treat the perforation, and the use of exclusion and diversion in the continuity procedure. The use of local muscle flaps to buttress suture line closure has led to excellent results in the 19 patients so treated. Delayed treatment of perforation or an anastomotic leak is a major problem, but the treatment protocol described herein has led to the survival of 12 of 16 patients treated. The use of primary muscle flap closure for extensive esophageal defects or delayed treatment of nonhealing leaks was evaluated in five patients. All five had healing of the defect, with one resultant esophageal stricture.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0002-9610
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
149
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
157-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Unifying concepts in treatment of esophageal leaks.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article