Does it matter which plastic stents we use for the treatment of post-surgical leaks? Or does one-size-fit-all?

We congratulate Fuentes-Valenzuela et al. on their study entitled "Endoscopic internal drainage using transmural double-pigtail stents in leaks following upper gastrointestinal tract surgery." The authors report a technical and clinical success of 100 % and 77.8 %, respectively. Although d...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista española de enfermedades digestivas 2022-03, Vol.114 (3), p.181-182
Hauptverfasser: Sánchez-Luna, Sergio A, Guimãraes Hourneaux De Moura, Eduardo, Sena de Medeiros, Flaubert, Turiani Hourneaux De Moura, Diogo
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Zusammenfassung:We congratulate Fuentes-Valenzuela et al. on their study entitled "Endoscopic internal drainage using transmural double-pigtail stents in leaks following upper gastrointestinal tract surgery." The authors report a technical and clinical success of 100 % and 77.8 %, respectively. Although double-pigtail stents (DPS) have been a mainstay in the treatment of leaks and post-surgical fluid collections, we would like to share our reservations with the type of DPS used.
ISSN:1130-0108
DOI:10.17235/reed.2021.8433/2021