The role of esophageal stents in the management of esophageal anastomotic leaks and benign esophageal perforations

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 259, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 852-860

  Dasari, Bobby V M ^a   Neely, David ^a   Kennedy, Andrew ^a   Spence, Gary ^b   Rice, Paul ^c   Mackle, Eamon ^c   Epanomeritakis, Emmanuel ^c  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

benign; esophagus; leaks; perforation; stents

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; BENIGN ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESOPAHAGEAL ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ESOPHAGEAL STENT; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROSTOMY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JEJUNOSTOMY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METAL ESOPHAGEAL STENT; METAL STENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PERCUTANEOUS GASTROSTOMY; PLASTIC ESOPHAGEAL STENT; PLASTIC STENT; POSTPROCEDURE STRICTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; STENT MIGRATION; STENT PERFORATION; STENT RELATED BLEEDING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOTOMY; WOUND HEALING;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANASTOMOTIC LEAK; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REOPERATION; STENTS; SURVIVAL RATE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84899492644     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000564     Document Type: Review

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