Percutaneous transesophageal gastro-tubing for the management of anastomotic leakage after upper GI surgery: a report of two clinical cases

Percutaneous transesophageal gastro-tubing for the management of anastomotic leakage after upper GI surgery: a report of two clinical cases

Abstract Background Anastomotic leakage is a serious, sometimes critical complication of upper gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. The cavity and target drainage tubes are difficult to reach; therefore, a nasogastric tube (NGT) and fasting are required for an extended period. We successfully treated and...

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Main Authors: Yutaka Tamamori, Katsunobu Sakurai, Naoshi Kubo, Ken Yonemitsu, Yasuhiro Fukui, Junya Nishimura, Kiyoshi Maeda, Yukio Nishiguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Percutaneous transesophageal gastro-tubing
Anastomotic leakage
Upper GI surgery
Transnasal drainage
Double-lumen feeding tube
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00965-z

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