Endo-SPONGE® treatment for anastomotic leakage after colorectal surgery

• Autor(a) principal: Veloso,Nuno
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Silva,João Dinis, Carvalho,Manuel, Rosa,Isadora, Medeiros,Isabel, Gonçalves,Lurdes, Godinho,Rogério, Viveiros,Celeste
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0872-81782013000300009
• topic: Anastomotic leakage; Endo-SPONGE (B-Braun Medical®); Endoluminal vacum therapy

Anastomotic leakage following colorectal surgery is a serious, fearful and the most important complication mainly after anterior resection of the rectum and is the main cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Endo-SPONGE (B-Braun Medical®), an endoluminal vacuum therapy minimally invasive, was shown to be an effective alternative in the treatment of colorectal anastomotic leakage with local infection in the minor pelvis. A case of endoscopic closure of anastomotic leakage is shown after anterior resection of the rectum using an endosponge and the role of this new device in the treatment of anastomotic leakage is discussed.