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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 1130-0108 |
DOI: | 10.17235/reed.2021.8433/2021 |