Successful treatment of cervical esophageal leakage by endoscopic-vacuum assisted closure therapy

Table 1 Characteristics of three patients who underwent endoscopic-vacuum assisted closure treatment

Patient	Sex	Age, yr	Diagnosis	Surgical procedure	Cause of leakage	Distance from the dental arch, cm	Time interval from diagnosis to start of E-VAC therapy, d	Time interval from surgery to start of E-VAC therapy, d
1	Male	80	Liposarcoma	Thoracic esophageal resection	Anastomotic insufficiency	17	11	25
2	Male	71	Zenker´s diverticulum	Diverticulectomy and myotomy	Anastomotic insufficiency	17	0	13
3	Male	69	Zenker´s diverticulum	Mucomyotomy	Iatrogenic perforation	19	0	2

E-VAC: Endoscopic-vacuum assisted closure.