PS01.175: EVALUATION OF ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN GASTRIC TUBE PREPARATION METHODS AND THE INCIDENCE OF CERVICAL ANASTOMOTIC LEAKAGE AFTER ESOPHAGECTOMY FOR THORACIC ESOPHAGEAL CANCER

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Abstract Background In esophageal reconstruction, the gastric tube (GT) is superior in elevation and handiness of the maneuver; therefore, GT is most often selected as a reconstruction conduit. Although some leakages from esophagogastric anastomoses are induced by ischemic or congested peripheral blood flow in the reconstruction conduits, the association between the GT and the incidence of anastomotic leakage (AL) is unclear. Methods Between February 2013 and September 2017, 188 consecutive patients who underwent an esophagectomy with GT reconstruction were enrolled in this cohort study. We performed GT reconstructions using narrow gastric tubes (Gr.N) until May 2016, which is when we began preparing and using stretched GTs (Gr.S). We retrospectively evaluated the incidence of AL. Results AL occurred in 29 of 188 (15.4%) patients, and the frequency of AL occurrence in Gr.S was lower than that in Gr.N (P = 0.034). Sex, body mass index, Brinkman index, and presence of hypertension or anemia were significantly associated with AL (P = 0.033, 0.041, 0.003, 0.030, and 0.042, respectively). The multivariate logistic regression analysis suggested that the type of GT used and the Brinkman index were independent risk factors for AL (P = 0.016 and 0.020, respectively). Conclusion Our results demonstrated that the difference in the GT preparation method was an independent risk factor for AL after cervical esophagogastrostomy. We suggest that the method of GT preparation could contribute to a reduction of AL after esophagectomy. Disclosure All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.