2018
Laparoscopic Gastric Devascularization Reduces Anastomotic Complications after Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
Jalilvand A, Pino M, Belle P, Nguyen M, Strosberg D, Ellison E, Merritt R, Perry K. Laparoscopic Gastric Devascularization Reduces Anastomotic Complications after Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2018, 227: s21. DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.07.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaparoscopic gastric devascularizationAnastomotic complicationsInvasive esophagectomyGastric devascularizationEsophagectomyDevascularizationComplications
2016
Preventing anastomotic complications: early results of laparoscopic gastric devascularization two weeks prior to minimally invasive esophagectomy
Strosberg DS, Merritt RE, Perry KA. Preventing anastomotic complications: early results of laparoscopic gastric devascularization two weeks prior to minimally invasive esophagectomy. Surgical Endoscopy 2016, 31: 1371-1375. PMID: 27495339, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-016-5122-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic gastric devascularizationInvasive Ivor Lewis esophagectomyIvor Lewis esophagectomyNeoadjuvant chemoradiationAnastomotic leakAnastomotic complicationsAnastomotic strictureAnastomotic healingGastric conduit perfusionPost-operative nauseaMedian operative timeDay of surgeryLarge academic medical centerShort gastric vesselsAcademic medical centerConduit perfusionMediastinal inflammationHospital stayGastric arteryPatient demographicsEsophageal resectionPerioperative eventsRetrospective reviewComorbid conditionsOperative time