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Postoperative suture insufficiency is one of the most serious problems in esophagus surgery. After resections, it has to be expected in 20% of the cases. Special anatomical features of the esophagus are partly responsible for the high insufficiency rate. With the application of fibrin sealant in connection with a change in surgical technique we have been able to reduce the anastomotic insufficiency rate, and we consider the mechanical suture support and the primarily fluid-proof closure to be the major advantages of fibrin sealant.
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Boese-Landgraf, J., Häring, R., Semsch, B. (1986). The Value of Fibrin Sealant in Esophagus Surgery. In: Schlag, G., Redl, H. (eds) Fibrin Sealant in Operative Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71633-1_20
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