Endoscopic vacuum therapy for esophageal perforations: is it risk effective for every size of defect?

Francesco Vito Mandarino; Lorella Fanti; Alberto Barchi; Edoardo Vespa; Silvio Danese

doi:10.1055/a-2070-5524

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2023; 55(10): 971
DOI: 10.1055/a-2070-5524

Letter to the editor

Endoscopic vacuum therapy for esophageal perforations: is it risk effective for every size of defect?

Francesco Vito Mandarino

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Department of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

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Lorella Fanti

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Department of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

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Alberto Barchi

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Department of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

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Edoardo Vespa

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Department of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

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Silvio Danese

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Department of Experimental Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

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