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Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy for the Treatment of Anastomotic Leakage after Total Gastrectomy with Esophagojejunostomy
Published on: August 22, 2025
Does it matter which plastic stents we use for the treatment of post-surgical leaks? Or does one-size-fit-all?
Sergio A Sánchez-Luna1, Eduardo Guimãraes Hourneaux De Moura2, Flaubert Sena de Medeiros3
1Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States.
Abstract:
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.

