title: An unusual presentation of late oesophagojejunal anastomotic leak after total D2 gastrectomy.
abstract: Oesophagojejunal anastomotic leak usually presents in the early post-operative period with abdominal pain and sepsis. We report a case of late anastomotic leak presenting as epigastric pain with hyperamylasaemia and discuss the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mikhail
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zacharakis
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D057868:Anastomotic Leak / Q000209:etiology*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed