Better Safe than Sorry: Prevention of Esophagojejunostomy Leak by Intraoperative Methylene Blue Test in Advanced Gastric Cancer

J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 Sep;25(9):2401-2403. doi: 10.1007/s11605-021-04921-6. Epub 2021 Feb 9.

Authors

K Sędłak^#¹, Karol Rawicz-Pruszyński^#², R Mlak³, J Mielko¹, K Gęca¹, W P Polkowski¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080, Lublin, Poland.
² Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080, Lublin, Poland. krpruszynski@gmail.com.
³ Department of Human Physiology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 11 St., 20-080, Lublin, Poland.

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Keywords: Esophagojejunostomy leak; Gastric cancer; HIPEC; Methylene blue.

MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical
Anastomotic Leak / diagnosis
Anastomotic Leak / etiology
Anastomotic Leak / prevention & control
Esophagoplasty*
Gastrectomy / adverse effects
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Methylene Blue
Stomach Neoplasms* / surgery

Substances

Methylene Blue