Linear- versus circular-stapled esophagogastric anastomosis during esophagectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis
Alberto Aiolfi, Andrea Sozzi, Gianluca Bonitta, Francesca Lombardo, Marta Cavalli, Silvia Cirri, Giampiero Campanelli, Piergiorgio Danelli, Davide Bona
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAnastomosisEsophagectomyMeta-analysisRelative riskConfidence intervalSubgroup analysisStrictly standardized mean differenceEsophagitisSurgeryReflux esophagitisEsophageal cancerRefluxInternal medicineGastroenterologyCancerDiseaseEsophageal Cancer Research and TreatmentEsophageal and GI PathologyGastroesophageal reflux and treatments