Surgical reconstruction of caustic esophageal strictures: a retrospective comparative study of esophagogastroplasty and esophagocoloplasty.

BMC Surg · 2025 · PMC12542128 · PMID 41126186

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trend toward significancep = 0.058so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Anastomotic leaks occurred in 21.1% (4/19) and 53.3% (8/15), respectively ( p = 0.058, trend toward significance).

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Our findings suggest that esophagogastroplasty was associated with lower rates of major complications and no postoperative mortality, whereas esophagocoloplasty was linked to higher leak and mortality rates, although differences did not reach statistical significance.

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