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Two patients are here presented with symptomatic stenosis of anastomosis after esophageal resection for cancer. Previous to the operation both patients were treated by neoadjuvant therapy. Therapeutic options are extensively treated.
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Maas, K., Wijnhoven, B.P.L., Spaander, M.C.W. (2014). Case on Benign Stenosis of the Intrathoracic and Cervical Esophagogastric Anastomosis After Esophagectomy. In: Cuesta, M., Bonjer, H. (eds) Case Studies of Postoperative Complications after Digestive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01613-9_5
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