ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2017
Endoscopic management of esophageal leaks.
Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Boerhaave Syndrome-Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Endoscopic treatment of nonoperable large postsurgical esophageal fistulas: retrospective analysis of a single tertiary center cohort.iGIE : innovation, investigation and insights · 2024Article
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- Spontaneous Endoscopic Esophageal Stent Fracture Post-endoscopic Placement: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
- A narrative review of anastomotic leak in the Ivor Lewis esophagectomy: expected, accepted, but preventable.Translational cancer research · 2023Review
- The VACStent trial: combined treatment of esophageal leaks by covered stent and endoscopic vacuum therapy.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Adequate Management of Postoperative Complications after Esophagectomy: A Cornerstone for a Positive Outcome.Cancers · 2022Review
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- Safety and effectiveness of endoluminal vacuum-assisted closure for esophageal defects: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Endoscopy international open · 2021Review
- Iatrogenic Esophageal Perforation After Laparoscopic Heller's Myotomy Treated Successfully with Endoscopic Stent: Case Report and Literature Review.The American journal of case reports · 2021Review
- Incarcerated paraoesophageal hernia complicated with distal oesophageal perforation: a combined laparoscopic and endoscopic approach.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Feasibility, effectiveness, and safety of endoscopic vacuum therapy for intrathoracic anastomotic leakage following transthoracic esophageal resection.BMC gastroenterology · 2021Article
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- Efficacy of esophageal stents as a primary therapeutic option in spontaneous esophageal perforations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Annals of gastroenterologyArticle
- Multidisciplinary, minimally invasive approach for oesophageal perforations with delayed presentation.Journal of minimal access surgeryArticle
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Abstract
Traditionally, gold standard treatment for an acute esophageal perforation has been operative repair. Over the past two decades, there has been a paradigm shift towards the use of esophageal stents. Recent advances in biomaterial allowed a new generation of stents to be manufactured that combined (I) a non-permeable covering; (II) radial force sufficient to occlude a transmural esophageal injury and (III) improved ease of removability. The amalgamation of these developments set the stage for utilizing esophageal stents as part of the management algorithm of an acute esophageal perforation. This provides a safe and less invasive treatment route in lieu of direct primary repair and its well-documented significant failure rate. Esophageal stent placement for failed operative repair or esophageal leaks also had the potential to minimize the need for esophageal resection and diversion. When included in a multimodality hybrid treatment protocol, esophageal stents can optimize healing success rates and minimize the risks of adverse complications. This review summarizes the modern history of esophageal stent use in the treatment of esophageal perforation as well as the evidenced based recommendations for the use of esophageal stent placement in the treatment of acute esophageal perforation.
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