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DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256937
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Laparoendoscopic mediastinal vacuum therapy of a gastric perforation through the diaphragm
A. FischerMD
Surgical Endoscopy
Department of General and Visceral
Surgery
Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg
Hugstetter Straße 55
Freiburg
79106
Germany
Fax: +49-761-2702543
Email: andreas.fischer@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Publication History
Publication Date:
24 January 2012 (online)
Endoscopically guided endoluminal vacuum therapy using polyurethane sponges has become an established method for treating rectal anastomotic leaks [1] and is now increasingly also used in the upper gastrointestinal tract [2] [3] [4]. We report on transhiatal placement of an Endo-Sponge (Braun Medical, Melsungen, Germany) into the mediastinum using the Gastrotrokar described in an earlier paper [5].
A 54-year-old man was referred by the emergency doctor after a 2-day history of thoracolumbar pain on violent coughing. Immediate intubation was necessary because the patient presented a complete picture of sepsis. A laparoscopic fundoplication had been performed 6 years earlier due to gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Gastroscopy revealed a satisfactory fundoplication. However, a transhiatal perforation of the fundus was observed ([Fig. 1]). The necrosis cavity, which was located para-aortally in the mediastinum, was measured during computed tomography (CT) as 5.4 × 5 × 3.2 cm. Free intra-abdominal air and subcutaneous emphysema were found ([Fig. 2]). Transesophageal endoscopic placement of an Endo-Sponge was not possible, because of the need for a maximally retroflexed scope position.
A Gastrotrokar (Storz, Tuttlingen, Germany) was introduced through a 20-Fr percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube (Fresenius Kabi AG, Bad Homburg, Germany) into the body of the stomach. The Endo-Sponge introduced transesophageally into the stomach using an overtube was then introduced easily into the cavity using a laparoscopic forceps ([Figs. 3] and [4]). The Endo-Sponge tube was drained through the PEG tube and kept under continuous negative pressure of 125 mmHg using a negative pressure therapy system (KCI, USA Inc., San Antonio, Texas, USA). Broad-spectrum antibiotics (cefuroxime and metronidazol) were delivered.
After 48 h, the patient showed marked improvement both clinically and in laboratory test values. The patient was extubated. The Endo-Sponge was replaced on days 2 and 8, cleansing the wound and reducing the cavity by 50 % ([Fig. 5]), so treatment was withdrawn on day 14. Complete reduction of the necrosis cavity was found on removal of the PEG tube after 21 days ([Fig. 6]). Subsequently, the patient had no difficulty swallowing.
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Competing interests: None
#References
- 1 Weidenhagen R, Gruetzner K U, Wiecken T et al. Endoscopic vacuum-assisted closure of anastomotic leakage following anterior resection of the rectum: a new method. Surg Endosc. 2008; 22 1818-1825
- 2 Loske G, Schorsch T, Muller C. Intraluminal and intracavitary vacuum therapy for esophageal leakage: a new endoscopic minimally invasive approach. Endoscopy. 2011; 43 540-544
- 3 Loske G, Schorsch T, Muller C. Endoscopic intracavitary vacuum therapy of Boerhaave's syndrome: a case report. Endoscopy. 2010; 42 E144-E145
- 4 Ahrens M, Schulte T, Egberts J et al. Drainage of esophageal leakage using endoscopic vacuum therapy: a prospective pilot study. Endoscopy. 2010; 42 693-698
- 5 Fischer A, Schrag H J, Keck T et al. Debridement and drainage of walled-off pancreatic necrosis by a novel laparoendoscopic rendezvous maneuver: experience with 6 cases. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008; 67 871-878
A. FischerMD
Surgical Endoscopy
Department of General and Visceral
Surgery
Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg
Hugstetter Straße 55
Freiburg
79106
Germany
Fax: +49-761-2702543
Email: andreas.fischer@uniklinik-freiburg.de
References
- 1 Weidenhagen R, Gruetzner K U, Wiecken T et al. Endoscopic vacuum-assisted closure of anastomotic leakage following anterior resection of the rectum: a new method. Surg Endosc. 2008; 22 1818-1825
- 2 Loske G, Schorsch T, Muller C. Intraluminal and intracavitary vacuum therapy for esophageal leakage: a new endoscopic minimally invasive approach. Endoscopy. 2011; 43 540-544
- 3 Loske G, Schorsch T, Muller C. Endoscopic intracavitary vacuum therapy of Boerhaave's syndrome: a case report. Endoscopy. 2010; 42 E144-E145
- 4 Ahrens M, Schulte T, Egberts J et al. Drainage of esophageal leakage using endoscopic vacuum therapy: a prospective pilot study. Endoscopy. 2010; 42 693-698
- 5 Fischer A, Schrag H J, Keck T et al. Debridement and drainage of walled-off pancreatic necrosis by a novel laparoendoscopic rendezvous maneuver: experience with 6 cases. Gastrointest Endosc. 2008; 67 871-878
A. FischerMD
Surgical Endoscopy
Department of General and Visceral
Surgery
Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg
Hugstetter Straße 55
Freiburg
79106
Germany
Fax: +49-761-2702543
Email: andreas.fischer@uniklinik-freiburg.de