Registry Study of People Who Are Having an Esophagectomy and Are at High Risk of Anastomotic Leak

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

About this trial

The main purpose of this study is to look at how often anastomotic leaks happen in participants who are at high risk of these leaks and are eligible to receive gastric preconditioning by percutaneous angioembolization before an esophagectomy.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Documentation of Disease

Patients must have pathologically confirmed esophageal malignancy requiring esophagectomy.

Previous foregut or bariatric surgery (gastric sleeve or gastric bypass), but excluding fundoplication-only surgery OR

Salvage esophagectomy OR

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Esophagectomy

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group