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Does Circular Stapler Size in Surgical Management of Esophageal Cancer Affect Anastomotic Leak Rate? 4-Year Experience of a European High-Volume Center.
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- Impact of Circular Stapler Size on Short-Term Outcomes and Long-Term Quality of Life After McKeown Esophagectomy.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2026Article
- Advances in Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy-An Overview of Recent Developments and a Novel Classification of Innovations in Treatment of Thoracic Esophageal Cancer.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Impact of intraoperative fluid therapy on postoperative complications following robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE).BMC anesthesiology · 2025Article
- Impact of preoperative diastolic dysfunction on short-term outcomes following robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE).Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Postesophagectomy Diaphragmatic Prolapse after Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (RAMIE).Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- [Robotic esophageal surgery].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Analysis of training pathway to reach expert performance levels based on proficiency-based progression in robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE).Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Perfusion assessment by fluorescence time curves in esophagectomy with gastric conduit reconstruction: a prospective clinical study.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Clinical utility and applicability of the,Esophagus Complication Consensus Group' (ECCG) classification of anastomotic leakage following hybrid Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Article
- Real-life introduction of powered circular stapler for esophagogastric anastomosis: cohort and propensity matched score study.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2023Article
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- A 25 mm Circular Stapler Anastomosis Is Associated with Higher Anastomotic Leakage Rates Following Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Operation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Quantification of gastric tube perfusion following esophagectomy using fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Article
- Circular vs. linear stapling after minimally invasive and robotic-assisted esophagectomy: a pooled analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Article
- [Change of strategy to minimally invasive esophagectomy-Results at a certified center].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Anastomotic leak is one of the most severe postoperative complications and is therefore considered a benchmark for the quality of surgery for esophageal cancer. There is substantial debate on which anastomotic technique is the best for patients undergoing Ivor Lewis esophagectomy. Our standardized technique is a circular stapled anastomosis with either a 25 or 28 mm anvil. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyze whether the stapler diameter had an impact on postoperative anastomotic leak rates during a 4-year time frame from 2016 to 2020. A total of 632 patients (open, hybrid, and totally minimally invasive esophagectomy) met the inclusion criteria. A total of 214 patients underwent an anastomosis with a 25 mm stapler vs. 418 patients with a 28 mm stapler. Anastomotic leak rates were 15.4% vs. 10.8%, respectively (
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