Esophageal Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy with Enteral Feeding Using a Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube

• Published in: Journal of chest surgery pp. 76 - 80
• Main Authors: 이소영, 김건우, 이재익, 박동균, 박국양, 박철현, 손국희
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 대한흉부외과학회 01.02.2018
• Subjects: 흉부외과학
• ISSN: 2765-1606; 2765-1614

Early diagnosis followed by primary repair is the best treatment for spontaneous esophageal perforation. However, the appropriate management of esophageal leakage after surgical repair is still controversial. Recently, the successful adaptation of vacuum-assisted closure therapy, which is well established for the treatment of chronic surface wounds, has been demonstrated for esophageal perforation or leakage. Conservative treatment methods require long-term fasting with total parenteral nutrition or enteral feeding through invasive procedures, such as percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or a feeding jejunostomy. We report 2 cases of esophageal leakage after primary repair treated by endoscopic vacuum therapy with continuous enteral feeding using a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube. KCI Citation Count: 0