Successful closure of a gastropulmonary fistula after esophagectomy using the Apollo Overstitch and endoscopic vacuum therapy

Endoscopy. 2018 Jul;50(7):E149-E150. doi: 10.1055/a-0592-6384. Epub 2018 Apr 13.

Authors

Seung-Hun Chon¹, Ulrich Toex², Patrick Sven Plum¹, Claudia Fuchs¹, Robert Kleinert¹, Christiane Bruns¹, Tobias Goeser²

Affiliations

¹ Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany.
² Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany.

PMID: 29653446
DOI: 10.1055/a-0592-6384

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Esophagectomy / adverse effects
Gastric Fistula / etiology
Gastric Fistula / surgery*
Humans
Lung Diseases / etiology
Lung Diseases / surgery*
Male
Middle Aged
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy / methods*
Respiratory Tract Fistula / etiology
Respiratory Tract Fistula / surgery*
Suture Techniques*