title: Distally placed transanastomotic drainage tube in the management of the severely leaking esophageal anastomosis.
abstract: Although anastomotic leaks following retropleural esophagoesophagostomies for esophageal atresia are usually followed by spontaneous closure, disruptions may be life-threatening because of inability to control oral secretions. This communication describes the use of a distally placed transanastomotic tube to control severe leakage in three patients.
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*