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

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jul 16, 2013; 5(7): 340-345
Published online Jul 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i7.340

Table 2 Endoscopic-vacuum assisted closure treatment characteristics

Patient	Treatment type	Sponge exchanges, n	E-VAC treatment duration, d	Hospitalization duration, d	Endoscopic follow-up² duration, d	Feeding method
1¹	Intracavitary/	1 × 9	1 × 34	108	None	PEG-J tube
1¹	intraluminal	1 × 3	1 × 15	108	None	PEG-J tube
2	Intracavitary/	5	19	42	47	Intravenously
2	intraluminal	5	19	42	47	Intravenously
3	Intracavitary/	7	29	46	206	PEG-J tube
3	intraluminal	7	29	46	206	PEG-J tube

¹Patient did not achieve complete healing after the first treatment cycle and underwent a second treatment;

²Days after sponge removal. E-VAC: Endoscopic-vacuum assisted closure; PEG-J tube: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with jejunal extension.

Citation: Lenzen H, Negm AA, Erichsen TJ, Manns MP, Wedemeyer J, Lankisch TO. Successful treatment of cervical esophageal leakage by endoscopic-vacuum assisted closure therapy. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2013; 5(7): 340-345
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v5/i7/340.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v5.i7.340