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ArticleAnnals of thoracic surgery short reports2026

Successful Therapy of 2 Esophagobronchial-Tracheal Fistulas After Esophagectomy by Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy and Bronchial Stenting.

Julian Hipp, Carsten Gartung, Ryszard Turkiewicz, Armin Kuellmer, Mirjam Elze, Markus K Diener, Jasmina Kuvendjiska, Stefan Fichtner-Feigl, Ulrich K Fetzner, Berthold Gerdes

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Article in Annals of thoracic surgery short reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Julian HippDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Carsten GartungDepartment of Gastroenterology, Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Minden, Germany.
Ryszard TurkiewiczDepartment of Pulmonology, Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Minden, Germany.
Armin KuellmerDepartment of Medicine II, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Mirjam ElzeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Markus K DienerDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Jasmina KuvendjiskaDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Stefan Fichtner-FeiglDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Ulrich K FetznerDepartment of General, Visceral, Thoracic, and Endocrine Surgery, Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Minden, Germany.
Berthold GerdesDepartment of General, Visceral, Thoracic, and Endocrine Surgery, Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden, University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Minden, Germany.

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Abstract

Development of an esophagobronchial-tracheal fistula is a rare but severe complication of esophagectomy. There is no standardized treatment. We present the cases of 2 patients with esophagobronchial-tracheal fistulas after anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy with gastric tube reconstruction. We successfully treated these fistulas by implanting covered airway stents and by performing simultaneous esophageal endoscopic vacuum therapy (EVT). As a precondition for EVT, we provided a solution for compartmentalization between the wound cavity and the tracheobronchial system by performing bronchial-tracheal stenting and esophageal EVT in both cases. We propose a minimally invasive therapeutic alternative in the therapy of esophagobronchial-tracheal fistula after esophagectomy.

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