ArticleClinical and translational science2017
Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy for Ivor Lewis Anastomotic Leaks: A Pilot Study in a Swine Model.
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- Does the use of staple line reinforcement during sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass affect ClinicalOutcomes?: Systematic review and Meta-analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Endoscopic negative-pressure treatment : From management of complications to pre-emptive active reflux drainage in abdomino-thoracic esophageal resection-A new safety concept for esophageal surgery.Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Effects of endoluminal vacuum sponge therapy on the perfusion of gastric conduit in a porcine model for esophagectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- [Endoscopic negative pressure treatment : From management of complications to pre-emptive active reflux drainage in abdominothoracic esophageal resection-A new safety concept for esophageal surgery].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Endoscopic vacuum therapy in the upper gastrointestinal tract: when and how to use it.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2022Review
- Pre-Emptive Endoluminal Negative Pressure Therapy at the Anastomotic Site in Minimally Invasive Transthoracic Esophagectomy (the preSPONGE Trial): Study Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of surgery protocols · 2021Article
- Strategies to prevent anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy and gastric conduit reconstruction.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2020Review
- Endoscopic negative pressure therapy of the upper gastrointestinal tract.Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2019Review
- [Endoscopic negative pressure therapy of the upper gastrointestinal tract. German version].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2018Review
- Long-term quality of life after endovac-therapy in anastomotic leakages after esophagectomy.Journal of thoracic disease · 2018Article
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Abstract
Anastomotic leaks are a serious complication associated with Ivor Lewis esophagectomies. Endoluminal negative pressure vacuum devices create a possible treatment alternative to conventional surgical intervention. Ten pigs had an intrathoracic esophageal anastomosis with a 1-cm defect. The experimental group had the device placed intraoperatively across the defect, whereas the control group did not. Once treatment was completed, a contrast fluoroscopic study and necropsy was performed. All control pigs had contrast extravasation on fluoroscopy and contamination on necropsy. The experimental group had no radiologic leak and no contamination on necropsy. The P value for leak is 0.03. This study demonstrated that endoluminal negative pressure vacuum therapy is tolerated in the swine model and is successful in facilitating the healing of anastomotic leaks. Endoluminal negative pressure vacuum therapy has potential clinical benefits, including decreased morbidity and length of hospital stay.
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