Successful closure of a gastropulmonary fistula after esophagectomy using the Apollo Overstitch and endoscopic vacuum therapy

Endoscopy 2018; 50(07): E149-E150
DOI: 10.1055/a-0592-6384

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Seung-Hun Chon

¹Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany

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Ulrich Toex

²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany

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Patrick Sven Plum

¹Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany

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Claudia Fuchs

¹Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany

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Robert Kleinert

¹Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany

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Christiane Bruns

¹Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany

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Tobias Goeser

²Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Cologne, Germany

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