Role of Radiology in the Preoperative Detection of Arterial Calcification and Celiac Trunk Stenosis and Its Association with Anastomotic Leakage Post Esophagectomy, an Up-to-Date Review of the Literature

• Published in: Cancers Vol. 14; no. 4; p. 1016
• Main Authors: Tzortzakakis, Antonios, Kalarakis, Georgios, Huang, Biying, Terezaki, Eleni, Koltsakis, Emmanouil, Kechagias, Aristotelis, Tsekrekos, Andrianos, Rouvelas, Ioannis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 17.02.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Abdomen; Anastomotic leak; Aorta; arterial calcification; Arteries; Arteriosclerosis; Calcification; Calcification (ectopic); Cancer therapies; Computed tomography; Coronary vessels; Endoscopy; Esophageal cancer; esophagectomy; Esophagus; Literature reviews; Medical imaging; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Mortality; Patients; Plaques; Quality of life; Radiology; Risk factors; Stenosis; Systematic Review; Veins & arteries; computed tomography; risk factors; esophageal cancer; anastomotic leak; arterial calcification; esophagectomy; celiac trunk stenosis

Surgical resection of the esophagus remains a critical component of the multimodal treatment of esophageal cancer. Anastomotic leakage (AL) is the most significant complication following esophagectomy, in terms of clinical implications. Identifying risk factors for AL is important for modifying pati...