Endoscopic internal drainage as first-line treatment for fistula following gastrointestinal surgery: a case series

Background and study aims: Leaks following gastrointestinal surgery are a dreadful complication burdened by high morbidity and not irrelevant mortality. Endoscopic internal drainage (EID) has showed optimal results in the treatment of leaks following bariatric surgery. We report our experience with...

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Autores principales: Donatelli, Gianfranco, Dumont, Jean-Loup, Cereatti, Fabrizio, Dhumane, Parag, Tuszynski, Thierry, Vergeau, Bertrand Marie, Meduri, Bruno
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4993870/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27556072
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-105206
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Sumario:Background and study aims: Leaks following gastrointestinal surgery are a dreadful complication burdened by high morbidity and not irrelevant mortality. Endoscopic internal drainage (EID) has showed optimal results in the treatment of leaks following bariatric surgery. We report our experience with EID as first-line treatment for fistulas following surgery along all gastrointestinal tract.

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