Endoscopic management of anastomotic leak after esophageal or gastric resection for malignancy: a multicenter experience.

Rachel HallitMélanie CalmelsUlriikka ChaputDiane LorenzoAymeric BecqMarine CamusXavier DrayJean Michel GonzalezMarc BarthetJérémie JacquesThierry BarriozRomain LegrosArthur BelleStanislas ChaussadeRomain CoriatPierre CattanFrédéric PratDiane GoereMaximilien Barret

Published in: Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology (2021)

Endoscopic management of early postoperative leak is successful in 90% of patients, preventing highly morbid surgical revisions. Internal endoscopic drainage should be considered as the first-line endoscopic treatment of anastomotic fistulas whenever technically feasible.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
patients undergoing
peritoneal dialysis
endoscopic submucosal dissection
bariatric surgery
prognostic factors
obese patients
smoking cessation
replacement therapy