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| ISSN |
1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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© The Author(s) 2015. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
| Category |
Surgery |
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Retrospective Cohort Study |
| Article Title |
Diagnostic value of drain amylase for detecting intrathoracic leakage after esophagectomy
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Unsolicited Manuscript |
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Gijs HK Berkelmans, Ewout A Kouwenhoven, Boudewijn JJ Smeets, Teus J Weijs, Luis C Silva Corten, Marc J van Det, Grard AP Nieuwenhuijzen and Misha DP Luyer |
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| Corresponding Author |
Misha DP Luyer, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Michelangelolaan 2, 5623 EJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands. misha.luyer@cze.nl |
| Key Words |
Esophageal cancer; Esophageal surgery; Anastomotic leakage; Amylase; Drain fluid |
| Core Tip |
Intrathoracic leakage following esophagectomy is a dreaded complication that requires prompt diagnosis. However, early recognition remains difficult. Elevated drain amylase levels following other types of upper gastrointestinal surgery suggest that the amylase levels may be useful as an early marker for anastomotic leakage following esophagectomy. This study found that the drain amylase levels were higher in patients with proven anastomotic leakage than in patients without anastomotic leakage. This study demonstrates that amylase measurements in drain fluid may be a potential marker for detecting anastomotic leakage after an Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy. |
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2015-08-17 11:15 |
| Citation |
Berkelmans GHK, Kouwenhoven EA, Smeets BJJ, Weijs TJ, Silva Corten LC, van Det MJ, Nieuwenhuijzen GAP, Luyer MDP. Diagnostic value of drain amylase for detecting intrathoracic leakage after esophagectomy. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(30): 9118-9125 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i30/9118.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i30.9118 |
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