Length of “naked” residual esophagus and correlation with the occurrence of cervical anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy

• Guoqing Zhang, MD,
• Hang Yang, MD,
• Xiangnan Li, MD, PhD,
• Jindong Li, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Guoqing Zhang, MD

Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China

Hang Yang, MD

Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China

Xiangnan Li, MD, PhD

Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China

Jindong Li, MD, PhD

Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China