Recurrent oesophageal perforation treated with endoluminal vacuum suction drain without a sponge

Recurrent oesophageal perforation treated with endoluminal vacuum suction drain without a sponge

Jan Willem van den Berg, MD, PhD¹ ,Mazin Hamed, MRCS, PhD², Hamish Shilton, MBBS, FRACS², Edward Cheong, BSc (Hons), MD, FRCS^2
1Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
²Department of Upper GI Surgery and General Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, Norwich, United Kingdom.

Esophageal perforations (Boerhaave’s syndrome) are uncommon and potentially life-threatening conditions, while recurrent esophageal perforations are extremely rare. Esophageal perforations are generally managed surgically with Kehr’s T-tube and drains or primary surgical repair. We present a patient with recurrent esophageal perforation due to Barrett’s esophageal ulcer. He was successfully managed with an endoluminal vacuum suction drain without a sponge.

Keywords:  Recurrent oesophageal perforation;  Endoluminal vacuum suction drain

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Jan Willem van den Berg,Mazin Hamed, Hamish Shilton, Edward Cheong, BSc (Hons). Recurrent oesophageal perforation treated with endoluminal vacuum suction drain without a sponge. International Journal of Case Reports, 2023, 7:288. DOI: 10.28933/ijcr-2023-02-0105jwb

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