Extended stent usage for persistent esophageal leak: should there be limits?
A patient with a spontaneous esophageal perforation was unsuccessfully managed elsewhere by repeated stent placement. Because of inability to remove the stents and persistent empyema, staged procedures of esophagectomy and later restoration of gastrointestinal continuity were necessary.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA. odell.john@mayo.edu
John A
JA
Odell
Kenneth R
KR
DeVault
D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents