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Endoscopic vacuum therapy versus stent treatment of esophageal anastomotic leaks (ESOLEAK): study protocol for a prospective randomized phase 2 trial

BACKGROUND: Intrathoracic anastomotic leaks represent a major complication after Ivor Lewis esophagectomy. There are two promising endoscopic treatment strategies in the case of leaks: the placement of self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) or endoscopic vacuum therapy (EVT). Up to date, there is no pro...

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Autores principales: Tachezy, Michael, Chon, Seung-Hun, Rieck, Isabel, Kantowski, Marcus, Christ, Hildegard, Karstens, Karl, Gebauer, Florian, Goeser, Tobias, Rösch, Thomas, Izbicki, Jakob R., Bruns, Christiane J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8170795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34078426
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05315-4