ArticleEsophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society2019
Use of esophageal stent for the treatment of postoperative gastrointestinal-airway fistula after esophagectomy.
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- A review of management of benign post-esophagectomy respiratory-digestive fistula in esophageal cancer in China.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2026Review
- Effective management of cervical anastomotic leakage post-esophageal cancer surgery using negative pressure wound therapy with saline instillation: A case report.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Fistula closure technique using an esophageal stent and fixation method for gastrointestinal-airway fistula after esophageal cancer surgery.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2025Article
- Gastro-tracheal fistula following esophageal cancer surgery through the retrosternal route: a case report.Surgical case reports · 2024Article
- Efficiency and Complications of Esophageal Stenting in the Management of Postoperative Fistulas.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The clinical characteristics, treatments and prognosis of post-esophagectomy airway fistula: a multicenter cohort study.Translational lung cancer research · 2022Article
- A case report of a gastrobronchial fistula and lung abscess caused by leakage from the staple line of a gastric tube after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.Surgical case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
A gastrointestinal-airway fistula (GAF) after esophagectomy is a very serious postoperative complication that can cause severe respiratory complications due to digestive juice inflow. Generally, GAF is managed by invasive surgical treatment; less-invasive treatment has yet to be established. We performed esophageal stent placement (ESP) in three cases of GAF after esophagectomy. We assessed the usefulness of ESP through our clinical experience. All GAFs were successfully managed by ESP procedures. After the procedure, the stent positioning and expansion were appropriately evaluated by radiological assessments over time. The stent was removed after endoscopic confirmation of fistula closure on days 8, 23, and 71. Only one patient with a long-term indwelling stent developed a manageable secondary gastrobronchial fistula as a procedure-related complication. In conclusion, ESP was shown to be a less-invasive and effective therapeutic modality for the treatment of GAF.
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