Flexible Gastric Tube: A Novel Gastric Tube Formation Method to Prevent Anastomotic Leakage.

Nakajima, Yasuaki; Kawada, Kenro; Tokairin, Yutaka; Hoshino, Akihiro; Okada, Takuya · Ann Thorac Surg · 2020

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Abstract

Gastric tube reconstruction is now the method most frequently used for digestive tract reconstruction after the resection of esophageal carcinoma. In our institute, a <sup>"</sup>flexible<sup>"</sup> gastric tube designed to supply a sufficient amount of blood to the tip of the gastric tube (the same as a subtotal gastric tube) and simultaneously provide sufficient length for tension-free anastomosis in the cervical surgical field (the same as a narrow gastric tube) was introduced. This gastric tube formation method has contributed to reducing the rate of anastomotic leakage.

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