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“Chimera” fully covered self-expandable metal stent for refractory esophageal anastomotic leak

2015; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 47; Issue: S 01 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1055/s-0034-1392238

1438-8812

Massimiliano Mutignani, Lorenzo Dioscoridi, Raffaele Manta, E. Forti, Francesco Pugliese, Domenico D’Ugo, Roberto Persiani,

Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Self-expandable stents are used to treat postoperative leaks and fistulas in the upper gastrointestinal tract [1] [2] [3]. However, a discrepancy between stent size and lumen size may lead to insufficient sealing of a leak, requiring further surgical intervention [4] [5]. The main reason why this problem occurs is the relatively small diameter of commonly used commercial stents [5].