Cecilia Binda, Carlo Felix Maria Jung, Stefano Fabbri, Paolo Giuffrida, Monica Sbrancia, Chiara Coluccio, Giulia Gibiino, Carlo Fabbri
Anastomotic defects are deleterious complications after either oncologic or bariatric surgery, leading to high morbidity and mortality. Besides surgical revision in early stages or instable patients, endoscopic treatment has become the mainstay. To date, many options for endoscopic treatment in this setting exist, including fully covered metal stent placement, endoscopic vacuum therapy (EVT), endoscopic internal drainage with pigtail placement (EID), leak closure with through the scope or over the scope clips, endoluminal suturing, fibrin glue sealing and a combination of all these techniques...
January 10, 2023: Medicina