Post written by Shailendra Singh, MD, and Ethan Cohen, MD, from West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. This video case series highlights the novel application of cardiac septal occluder (CSO) devices for endoscopic closure of esophageal, gastric, jejunal, and rectal fistulas. Traditionally, managing these complex fistulas and anastomotic leaks has been challenging, often requiring multiple endoscopic attempts …
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Closure of a chronic tracheoesophageal fistula
Vivek Kumbhari, MD, FRACP from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland, USA presents this video case titled "Closure of a chronic tracheoesophageal fistula by use of a cardiac septal occluder" from the VideoGIE section. In this video, we demonstrate the use of a cardiac septal occluder (Amplatzer; St Jude Medical, Plymouth, Minnesita, USA) to …
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