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.
Odell
John A
JA
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA. odell.john@mayo.edu
DeVault
Kenneth R
KR
D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents