Open AccessEndoscopic internal drainage using transmural double-pigtail stents in leaks following upper gastrointestinal tract surgery.
Author(s) -
Esteban Fuentes-Valenzuela,
Francisco Javier GarcíaAlonso,
Javier TejedorTejada,
Rodrigo Nájera-Muñoz,
Marina de Benito Sanz,
Ramón Sánchez-Ocaña,
Carlos de la Serna Higuera,
Manuel Pérez-Miranda
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2020.7514/2020
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , pigtail , leak , endoscopy , single center , stent , physics , environmental engineering , optical fiber , optics , engineering
different endoscopic procedures have been proposed for the management of surgical leaks. Endoscopic internal drainage using trans-fistulary double-pigtail plastic stents has emerged as an alternative strategy, especially in fistulae presenting after laparoscopic gastric sleeve.