Endoluminal vacuum-assisted therapy as treatment for anastomotic leak after ileal pouch-anal anastomosis: a pilot study.

Matteo RottoliM P Di SimoneC VallicelliL VittoriG LiguoriL BoschiG Poggioli

Published in: Techniques in coloproctology (2018)

Endosponge® is effective as the only treatment after IPAA leak. Based on the results of our prospective pilot study, application of Endosponge® should be the treatment of choice in selected pouch anastomotic leaks not requiring immediate surgery. These results will have to be confirmed by future prospective studies including a larger number of patients.

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