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Esophageal Anastomotic Leakage
Definition 1
Leakage due to breakdown of an esophageal anastomosis. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A finding of leakage due to breakdown of an esophageal anastomosis (surgical connection of two separate anatomic structures). (NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
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