Extended stent usage for persistent esophageal leak: should there be limits?
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.104.
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Abstract
A patient with a spontaneous esophageal perforation was unsuccessfully managed elsewhere by repeated stent placement. Because of inability to remove the stents and persistent empyema, staged procedures of esophagectomy and later restoration of gastrointestinal continuity were necessary.
Medical subject headings
- Esophageal Perforation
- Stents