865 use of a cardiac septal occluder for closure of anastomotic leak after esophagectomy and pneumonectomy

The endoscopic use of cardiac septal occluders has been previously reported as a means to close tracheoesophageal fistulae. In this video, we use a cardiac septal occluder to close a large anastomotic defect that developed in a 69 year old man following esophagectomy and pneumonectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the left lung and T2N0 adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. The anastomotic defect failed primary surgical repair, and the patient required a chest tube with high output and complicated by repeated chest cavity infections.
Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Oral abstract Source Type: research