Esophagojejunal Anastomosis Leakage after Total Gastrectomy: Special Tretament with Thoracic Minimal Invasive Management. Case Report and Review

Danilo Coco; Silvana Leanza; Pietro Ursi; Roberto Campagnacci

doi:10.26574/maedica.2019.14.2.169

Esophagojejunal Anastomosis Leakage after Total Gastrectomy: Special Tretament with Thoracic Minimal Invasive Management. Case Report and Review

Maedica (Bucur). 2019 Jun;14(2):169-172. doi: 10.26574/maedica.2019.14.2.169.

Authors

Danilo Coco¹, Silvana Leanza², Pietro Ursi³, Roberto Campagnacci¹

Affiliations

¹ A. Murri Hospital, Fermo, Italy.
² Carlo Urbani Hospital, Jesi, Ancona, Italy.
³ Umberto I Policlinico, Rome, Italy.

Abstract

Background:Esophagojejunal leakage is one of the most serious complication in gastric surgery for cancer Case presentation:We report the case of a 74-year-old woman with severe leakage after d2 total gastrectomy that was treated without re-surgery. Conclusion:a multidisciplinary approach is the best choice for decision making leakage treatment demonstrating inferior morbidity and mortality then re-surgery.

Publication types

Editorial