Using the supercharge technique to additionally revascularize the gastric tube after a subtotal esophagectomy for esophageal cancer

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.04.019 Byline: Fuyo Yoshimi (a), Yuji Asato (a), Shigeo Ikeda (a), Kojun Okamoto (a), Yasuhiro Komuro (a), Johji Imura (b), Masayuki Itabashi (b) Keywords: Subtotal esophagectomy; Esophagogastric anastomosis; Supercharge technique; Vascular anastomosis Abstract: Maintaining sufficient blood flow to the gastric tube after a subtotal esophagectomy for esophageal cancer is crucial for decreasing esophagogastric anastomotic leakage. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital and Cancer Center, 6528 Koibuchi, Tomobe-machi, Ibaraki 309-1793, Japan (b) Department of Pathology, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital and Cancer Center, Ibaraki, Japan Article History: Received 15 November 2004; Revised 7 April 2005