Esophageal Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy with Enteral Feeding Using a Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube

Early diagnosis followed by primary repair is the best treatment for spontaneous esophageal perforation. However, the appropriate management of esophageal leakage after surgical repair is still controversial. Recently, the successful adaptation of vacuum-assisted closure therapy, which is well est...

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Main Authors: So Young Lee, Kun Woo Kim, Jae-Ik Lee, Dong-Kyun Park, Kook-Yang Park, Chul-Hyun Park, Kuk-Hui Son
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018-02-01
Series:Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.kjtcvs.org/journal/download_pdf.php?doi=10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.1.76