Endoscopic negative pressure therapy (ENPT) of a  post-laryngectomy pharyngocutaneous fistula: first report of a new treatment method.

Endoscopic negative pressure therapy (ENPT) of a post-laryngectomy pharyngocutaneous fistula: first report of a new treatment method.
HNO. 2019 May 03;:
Authors: Loeck J, von Lücken HJ, Kehrl W, Loske G
Abstract
In the current first report, it is shown how a post-laryngectomy pharyngocutaneous fistula was successfully closed by endoscopic negative pressure therapy (ENPT; also termed endoscopic vacuum therapy, EVT). The duration of negative pressure treatment was 14 days. Up until now, ENPT has been used for treatment of transmural defects in the rectum and esophagus. The new endoscopic method can also be used in the ENT field for closure of pharyngocutaneous fistulas.
PMID: 31053941 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: HNO - May 6, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: HNO Source Type: research