Endoscopic Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy in Patients with Anastomotic Leakage after Esophagectomy: A Single-Center Experience

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Steps in the endoscopic vacuum-assisted closure procedure. (a) The vacuum-assisted closure kit (CuraVAC; CGBio, Hwaseong, Korea) comprises a polyurethane sponge, adhesive drapes, and connector tubing. (b) A nasogastric tube with a polyurethane sponge head. The form and size of the sponge is similar to those of the anastomotic leakage. (c) A pulled-out nasogastric tube is connected to a polyurethane sponge. (d) Anastomotic leakage was noted on endoscopy (GIF-H290; Olympus, Tokyo, Japan). (e) The nasogastric tube embedded with a polyurethane sponge was placed in the anastomotic leakage area.

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