title: Two-sided sponge (TSS) treatment: Description of a novel device and technique for endoscopic vacuum treatment (EVT) in the upper gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: Endoscopic vacuum treatment (EVT) is increasingly used in the treatment of anastomotic leakages and perforations in the upper gastrointestinal tract. However, sponges often have to be mounted individually on a gastric tube and endoscopic introduction of the latter into an infected extraluminal cavity is challenging. In order to facilitate this procedure in some anatomical situations, we developed the prototype of a new sponge for EVT called a two-side sponge (TSS).
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Freiburg, Interdisciplinary Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Department of Medicine II, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Freiburg, Interdisciplinary Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Department of Medicine II, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thimme
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Freiburg - Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulrich T
authors.initials: UT
authors.lastname: Hopt
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Freiburg, Interdisciplinary Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Department of Medicine II, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans-Jürgen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Richter-Schrag