The goal of this observational study is to assess the impact of endoscopic vacuum therapy in patients who underwent total gastrectomy due to gastric cancer and developed esophago-jejunal anastomotic leakage. The main outcomes to be investigated are the following: Primary endpoint: mortality rate Secondary endpoints: morbidity rate, time from AL diagnosis to discharge, patients satisfactory rate.
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Mortality rate
Timeframe: 90 days after last endo-vac placement