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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.
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