Distally placed transanastomotic drainage tube in the management of the severely leaking esophageal anastomosis.
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.
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*