Anastomotic leak predicts diminished long-term survival after resection for gastric and esophageal cancer.

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Previous studies have reported on the association between perioperative morbidity and diminished oncologic outcomes in patients undergoing resection for colorectal or pancreatic cancer. However, the effect of anastomotic leak (AL) on the survival of patients with gastric or esophageal cancer remains unclear.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Surgery

Title: Surgery

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1532-7361

ISSN (Print): 0039-6060

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2016

Volume: 160

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: andreas.andreou@charite.de.

[2 ] Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany.

[3 ] Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Tumor Immunology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany.

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Publisher Item ID: S0039-6060(16)00094-5

DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.02.020

PubMed ID: 27067160

SO-VID: 465a1781-36c0-4a08-9283-2fa69f577a34

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