Retrospective analysis finds similar effects of pneumonia and anastomotic leak on survival rates in cancer patients.
Background: Pneumonia and anastomotic leak are the 2 most feared complications after transthoracic esophagectomy for cancer. We have recently demonstrated that both complications have the same impact on in-hospital mortality, but their influence on long-term overall and disease-free survival is merely unknown. Aim of the study was to explore this aspect with a large international, multicentric, retrospective population-based analysis.
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