Endoscopic negative pressure therapy (ENPT) for duodenal leakage – novel repair technique using open-pore film (OFD) and polyurethane-foam drainages (OPD)

Background and study aims Endoscopic negative pressure therapy (ENPT) is used to close transmural defects in the rectum and esophagus. Very few reports have described ENPT to manage duodenal defects. This study was designed to demonstrate ENPT in a population of 11 patients with transmural duodenal...

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Main Authors: Gunnar Loske, Frank Rucktaeschel, Tobias Schorsch, Klaus Moenkemueller, Christian Theodor Mueller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-10-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0972-9660