ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2022
Endoluminal vacuum-assisted therapy to treat rectal anastomotic leakage: A critical analysis.
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- Does the management of anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer resection affect long-term oncological survival? A retrospective propensity score-adjusted cohort study.Techniques in coloproctology · 2026Observational
- Endoscopic negative pressure therapy as a salvage treatment for management of post-surgical anastomotic leaks without ostomy after colorectal resection.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of drain displacement and complications between conventional drain insertion and extraperitoneal tunneling drain insertion following anterior or low anterior resection: a retrospective comparative cohort study.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2025Article
- Summary of the current guidelines for managing iatrogenic colorectal perforations and the evolving role of endoluminal vacuum therapy.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- Combine Endoluminal Vacuum-Assisted Closure with Basement Membrane Graft for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cutaneous Fistula.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2024Article
- Creation of a Custom Endoluminal Vacuum-Assisted Device for Salvage of Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomotic Leak.Cureus · 2023Article
- Endoscopic vacuum-assisted closure therapy for leakage of the lower gastrointestinal tract: multicenter experiences.Endoscopy international open · 2023Article
- Endoluminal vacuum-assisted therapy as a treatment for anastomotic leakage in colorectal surgery.World journal of gastroenterology · 2022Article
- Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy: When and How to Use It?GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterologyReview
- [Fistula Resolution and Preservation of the Lower Colorectal Anastomosis with VAC System].Acta gastroenterologica LatinoamericanaArticle
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Abstract
Endoluminal vacuum-assisted therapy (EVT) has been introduced recently to treat colorectal anastomotic leaks in clinically stable non-peritonitic patients. Its application has been mainly reserved to low colorectal and colo-anal anastomoses. The main advantage of this new procedure is to ensure continuous drainage of the abscess cavity, to promote and to accelerate the formation of granulation tissue resulting in a reduction of the abscess cavity. The reported results are promising allowing a higher preservation of the anastomosis when compared to conventional treatments that include trans-anastomotic tube placement, percutaneous drainage, endoscopic clipping of the anastomotic defect or stent placement. Nevertheless, despite this procedure is gaining acceptance among the surgical community, indications, inclusion criteria and definitions of success are not yet standardized and extremely heterogeneous, making it difficult to reach definitive conclusions and to ascertain which are the real benefits of this new procedure. Moreover, long-term and functional results are poorly reported. The present review is focused on critically analyzing the theoretical benefits and risks of the procedure, short- and long-term functional results and future direction in the application of EVT.
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