Peters Job H C, Craanen Mikael E, van der Peet Donald L, Cuesta Miguel A, Mulder Chris J J
Department of Gastroenterology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Jun;101(6):1393-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00615.x.
Intrathoracic anastomotic leakage following resection for esophageal malignancy is associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates. Recently, therapy consisted mainly of surgical reexploration and conservative treatment using nasogastric and perianastomotic drainage. This case report shows the feasibility of using fully covered metal esophageal stents to close the anastomotic defect in three patients with esophagectomy for cancer.
食管癌切除术后胸内吻合口漏与显著的发病率和死亡率相关。近来,治疗主要包括手术再探查以及使用鼻胃管和吻合口周围引流的保守治疗。本病例报告展示了使用全覆膜金属食管支架闭合3例因癌症行食管切除术患者吻合口缺损的可行性。