Abstract
Background
Endoscopy is the gold standard for the treatment of postoperative gastric leaks (GL). Large fistulas are associated with high rate of treatment failure. The objective of this study was to assess the clinical efficacy of a combining technique using a covered stent (CS) crossing through pigtails (PDs) for large postsurgical GL leaks.
Methods
All consecutive patients with large (> 10 mm) postsurgical GL treated endoscopically with a combination of a CS and PDs were included in a single-center retrospective study. The primary endpoint was the rate of GL closure.
Results
A total of 29 patients were included. Twenty-five patients underwent sleeve gastrectomy. The fistula (median diameter 15 mm) was diagnosed 6 days (IQR 4–9) after surgery. Technical success was observed in all procedures. After a median follow-up of 10.7 months (IQR 3.8–20.7), GL closure was observed in 82.7% with a median time of 63 days (IQR 40–90). Surgical management was finally necessary in four patients after a median of 186 days (IQR 122–250). No complications related to combined endoscopic treatment were observed especially stent migration during the follow-up.
Conclusion
An endoscopic strategy combining CS crossing through PDs appears to be effective, safe and well tolerated for the treatment of large GL.
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27 December 2022
A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09847-x
Abbreviations
- PG :
-
Pigtail
- CS :
-
Cover stent
- GL :
-
Gastric leak
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CY, and SH were involved in study concept and design. CY and JPLM contributed to acquisition of data. CY, MF, SH, FB were involved in analysis and interpretation of data. CY was involved in drafting of the manuscript and is Guarantor of the article. CY, SH, JPLM, FB, MF, ENK, MP contributed to critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content and approval of the final manuscript.
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Mathurin Fumery: lecture and consultant fees from Abbvie, Pfizer, MSD, Takeda, Ferring, Janssen, Boehringer, Celgene, Gilead, Galapagos, Biogen, Amgen. Clara Yzet: lecture and consultant fees Abbvie, Takeda, Janssen, Galapagos. Sami Hakim, Mathieu Pioche, Jean-phillippe Le Mouel, Constance Deschepper, Pierre Lafeuille, Richard Delcenserie, Thierry Yzet, Eric Nguyen-Khac and Franck Brazier have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.
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Yzet, C., Hakim, S., Pioche, M. et al. Endoscopic treatment of large gastric leaks after gastrectomy using the combination of double pigtail drains crossing a covered stent. Surg Endosc 36, 9469–9475 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09623-x
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