Lokesh Agarwal1, Nihar Ranjan Dash2, Sujoy Pal1, Ayushi Agarwal3, Kumble Seetharaman Madhusudhan3. 1. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplant, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110025, India. 2. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Liver Transplant, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110025, India. nagranjan@gmail.com. 3. Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Cervical esophagogastric anastomotic leak (CEGAL) is a troublesome complication after esophagectomy and gastric pull-up. The aim of the study was to identify the preoperative clinical and radiological factors associated with increased risk of CEGAL. METHODS: Consecutive patients whose clinical and imaging data were available and who underwent cervical esophago-gastric anastomosis following esophagectomy and gastric pull-up for esophageal cancer, between January 2013 and January 2021, were included. The patient details were collected from a prospectively maintained database. The demographic, clinical, and laboratory data including preoperative hemoglobin and serum albumin levels were recorded. Preoperative computed tomographic (CT) images were reviewed by two independent radiologists to assign vascular calcification scores for proximal aorta, distal aorta, aortic bifurcation, celiac trunk, and celiac artery branches. The primary outcome evaluated was clinically evident neck leak. Univariate and multivariate analysis of the clinical and radiological factors was performed to identify significant predictors. RESULTS: A total of 100 patients (mean age: 54.7 years; 60 males, 40 females) were included in the study and of them, 27 developed CEGAL. Compared to the group without CEGAL, the patient group with CEGAL had significantly higher mean age (60.3 vs. 52.7 years, p < 0.01), and higher incidences of diabetes mellitus (25.9% vs 10.9%, p = 0.03), major proximal aortic calcification (29.6% vs. 6.3%, p < 0.01), and major celiac trunk calcification (22.2% vs. 6.3%, p = 0.02). Multivariate regression analysis identified age and presence of major proximal aortic calcification as independent risk factors for the development of CEGAL. CONCLUSION: Major calcification of the proximal aorta and advanced age are independent risk factors for CEGAL after esophagectomy.
PURPOSE: Cervical esophagogastric anastomotic leak (CEGAL) is a troublesome complication after esophagectomy and gastric pull-up. The aim of the study was to identify the preoperative clinical and radiological factors associated with increased risk of CEGAL. METHODS: Consecutive patients whose clinical and imaging data were available and who underwent cervical esophago-gastric anastomosis following esophagectomy and gastric pull-up for esophageal cancer, between January 2013 and January 2021, were included. The patient details were collected from a prospectively maintained database. The demographic, clinical, and laboratory data including preoperative hemoglobin and serum albumin levels were recorded. Preoperative computed tomographic (CT) images were reviewed by two independent radiologists to assign vascular calcification scores for proximal aorta, distal aorta, aortic bifurcation, celiac trunk, and celiac artery branches. The primary outcome evaluated was clinically evident neck leak. Univariate and multivariate analysis of the clinical and radiological factors was performed to identify significant predictors. RESULTS: A total of 100 patients (mean age: 54.7 years; 60 males, 40 females) were included in the study and of them, 27 developed CEGAL. Compared to the group without CEGAL, the patient group with CEGAL had significantly higher mean age (60.3 vs. 52.7 years, p < 0.01), and higher incidences of diabetes mellitus (25.9% vs 10.9%, p = 0.03), major proximal aortic calcification (29.6% vs. 6.3%, p < 0.01), and major celiac trunk calcification (22.2% vs. 6.3%, p = 0.02). Multivariate regression analysis identified age and presence of major proximal aortic calcification as independent risk factors for the development of CEGAL. CONCLUSION: Major calcification of the proximal aorta and advanced age are independent risk factors for CEGAL after esophagectomy.
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