title: An alternative treatment for anastomotic leakage after oesophageal resection.
abstract: An alternative non-operative method for treatment for anastomotic leakage after oesophageal resection is presented. A mediastinal abscess cavity was drained by an ordinary nasogastric tube introduced via the nose through the anastomotic defect and into the cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery 1, Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Damm
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*