ArticleAnnals of gastroenterological surgery2024
Blood flow ratio in the gastric conduit measured by laser Doppler flowmetry: A predictor of anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy.
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- Serum C-reactive protein and procalcitonin levels in patients with pneumonia and anastomotic leakage in the postoperative period after esophagectomy.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024Article
- Blood flow ratio in the gastric conduit measured by laser Doppler flowmetry: A predictor of anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy is a common complication. Laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) can quantitatively evaluate the blood flow in the gastric conduit. Methods: A total of 326 patients who underwent thoracoscopic/robot-assisted esophagectomy followed by gastric conduit reconstruction and end-to-side anastomosis were enrolled. We divided the gastric conduit into zones I (dominated by the right gastroepiploic vessels), II (dominated by the left gastroepiploic vessels), and III (perfused with short gastric vessels). Before pulling up the gastric conduit to the neck, LDF values were measured at the pylorus, the border between zones I and II (zone I/II), the border between zones II and III (zone II/III), and the gastric conduit tip (tip). The blood flow ratio was calculated as the LDF value divided by the LDF value at the pylorus. Results: Anastomotic leakage developed in 32 of 326 patients. Leakage was significantly associated with the blood flow ratio at the tip ( Conclusion: Anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy was significantly associated with the blood flow ratio at the tip of the gastric conduit. Preservation of the blood supply to the tip via the gastric wall might contribute to a decreased incidence of anastomotic leakage.
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