To the Editor It is with great interest that we reviewed the study by Haisley et al¹ relating to the importance of early detection of anastomotic leak (AL). During the study period, 227 patients underwent esophagectomy, of whom 22 experienced AL. Of these, 32% were identified by routine contrast esophagram (CE), and the remaining 68% were identified clinically after normal CE. The authors report a shorter length of stay (LOS; 18 vs 29 days) and lower hospital cost ($149 764 vs $228 816) in patients with AL detected by CE.¹

中文翻译：

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食管切除术后常规吻合图检查。

致编辑我们非常感兴趣地回顾了Haisley等人¹的研究，该研究涉及早期发现吻合口漏（AL）的重要性。在研究期间，有227例患者接受了食管切除术，其中22例经历了AL。其中，有32％是通过常规对比食管造影术（CE）鉴别的，其余68％是在正常CE后临床鉴别出的。作者报告说，CE检出的AL患者的住院时间较短（LOS； 18天比29天），住院费用较低（149 764美元vs 228 816美元）。^1个