Research Article

Endoscopic Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy in Patients with Anastomotic Leakage after Esophagectomy: A Single-Center Experience

Table 2

Anastomotic leakage diagnosis.

VariableNo. of patients

Median duration from esophagectomy to leakage (days)11 (6.3–205.3)
Presence of symptoms9 (75%)
Diagnostic modality
 Fluoroscopy8 (66.7%)
 Chest CT3 (25%)
 Othera1 (8.3%)

Data are presented as a median value (interquartile range) or number (%). CT, computed tomography. aBy high clinical suspicion.