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From: Predictive factors for major postoperative complications related to gastric conduit reconstruction in thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a case control study

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Major complications related to gastric conduit reconstruction in 75 patients who underwent thoracoscopic esophagectomy. Seventeen patients developed anastomotic leakage. Refractory esophageal strictures were defined as more than 5 sessions of balloon dilation 6 months after the operation. Six patients developed refractory esophageal strictures. Two patients who had developed anastomotic leakage developed refractory esophageal strictures

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