The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of bovine pericardium patch (BPP) repair for cervical anastomotic leakage after esophageal squamous cancer.
Intractable cervical anastomotic leakage developed in 7 patients of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma undergoing cervical anastomosis. These patients received the BPP repair. The necrotic tissue around the cervical anastomosis was removed during the operation, and the defect was repaired with BPP according to the size of the leakage.