Open AccessIncidence of anastomotic stricture after Ivor-Lewis oesophagectomy using a circular stapling device
Author(s) -
Robert Tyler,
Amit Nair,
Meagan Lau,
James Hodson,
Rizwan Mahmood,
Jan Dmitrewski
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i11.407
Subject(s) - medicine , anastomosis , dysphagia , surgery , perioperative , esophagectomy , interquartile range , retrospective cohort study , esophagus , endoscopy , general surgery , esophageal cancer , cancer
Benign oesophageal strictures carry a significant level of morbidity, causing burdensome symptoms impacting on quality of life. Post-oesophagectomy anastomotic stricture rates as high as 41% have been reported in the literature. These can require endoscopic dilatation, often multiple times to relieve dysphagia. The aim of the present study was to determine a single surgeons stricture rate in a series of 2-stage Ivor-Lewis procedures, and to identify any independent risk factors in their development.