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Department of Surgery, University Medical Center,
Utrecht, The Netherlands;
Department of Radiation Oncology,
University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Surgery, University Medical Center,
Utrecht, The Netherlands;
Department of Radiation Oncology,
University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Surgery, University Medical Center,
Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Radiation Oncology,
University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Radiation Oncology,
University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Radiation Oncology,
University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Department of Surgery, University Medical Center,
Utrecht, The Netherlands
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
- identify the anastomotic leak rate after esophagectomy.
- classify the impact on morbidity of chemoradiotherapy prior to esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
- indicate the anastomotic leak rate for typical high-volume institution.
- explain the more common methods of dealing with a postesophagectomy anastomotic leak.
- state the radiation dose to the fundus that is most likely to result in anastomotic leak.
- define the mean radiation dose to the gastric fundus above which the anastomotic leak rate increases by 3 fold.
Credit Types: | CME |
Credit Amount: | 1.00 Credits |
Release Date: | 2016-Dec-01 |
Expiration Date: | 2018-Dec-01 |
Estimated Time for Completion: | 1 hour |
Registration Required: | Yes |
Cost: | $470.00/yr |
System Requirements: Internet Access and Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
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