Endoscopic Intraluminal Drainage: An Alternative Treatment for Phlegmonous Esophagitis
Phlegmonous esophagitis must be treated aggressively; therefore, appropriate antibiotic therapy and drainage are critical. Although a conventional surgical approach has been used previously, internal drainage could be another treatment option in light of advances in endoscopic techniques. We report...
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Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2019-06-01
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| author | Jong Won Kim Hyo Yeong Ahn Gwang Ha Kim Yeong Dae Kim Hoseok I Jeong Su Cho |
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| description | Phlegmonous esophagitis must be treated aggressively; therefore, appropriate antibiotic therapy and drainage are critical. Although a conventional surgical approach has been used previously, internal drainage could be another treatment option in light of advances in endoscopic techniques. We report 2 cases in which patients suffering from phlegmonous esophagitis were successfully treated with endoscopic intraluminal drainage and antibiotics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3440f41dac4143efb7e536c6a87abf832022-12-21T19:05:10ZengKorean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryKorean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery2233-601X2093-65162019-06-0152316516910.5090/kjtcs.2019.52.3.165Endoscopic Intraluminal Drainage: An Alternative Treatment for Phlegmonous EsophagitisJong Won Kim0Hyo Yeong Ahn1Gwang Ha Kim2Yeong Dae Kim3Hoseok I4Jeong Su Cho5Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, KoreaPusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, KoreaPusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, KoreaPusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, KoreaPusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, KoreaPusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, KoreaPhlegmonous esophagitis must be treated aggressively; therefore, appropriate antibiotic therapy and drainage are critical. Although a conventional surgical approach has been used previously, internal drainage could be another treatment option in light of advances in endoscopic techniques. We report 2 cases in which patients suffering from phlegmonous esophagitis were successfully treated with endoscopic intraluminal drainage and antibiotics.Phlegmonous esophagitisEndoscopic drainageEsophagitisEndoscopy |
| spellingShingle | Jong Won Kim Hyo Yeong Ahn Gwang Ha Kim Yeong Dae Kim Hoseok I Jeong Su Cho Endoscopic Intraluminal Drainage: An Alternative Treatment for Phlegmonous Esophagitis Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Phlegmonous esophagitis Endoscopic drainage Esophagitis Endoscopy |
| title | Endoscopic Intraluminal Drainage: An Alternative Treatment for Phlegmonous Esophagitis |
| title_full | Endoscopic Intraluminal Drainage: An Alternative Treatment for Phlegmonous Esophagitis |
| title_fullStr | Endoscopic Intraluminal Drainage: An Alternative Treatment for Phlegmonous Esophagitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endoscopic Intraluminal Drainage: An Alternative Treatment for Phlegmonous Esophagitis |
| title_short | Endoscopic Intraluminal Drainage: An Alternative Treatment for Phlegmonous Esophagitis |
| title_sort | endoscopic intraluminal drainage an alternative treatment for phlegmonous esophagitis |
| topic | Phlegmonous esophagitis Endoscopic drainage Esophagitis Endoscopy |
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