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Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Case report

Endoscopic application of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate on esophagojejunal anastomotic leak: a case report

Authors: Manousos-Georgios Pramateftakis, Georgios Vrakas, Ioannis Kanellos, Ioannis Mantzoros, Stamatis Angelopoulos, Efthymios Eleftheriades, Charalampos Lazarides

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

Introduction

This case report describes an esophagojejunal anastomotic leak following total gastrectomy for gastric cancer. The leak was treated successfully with endoscopic application of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate. This is the first case report on the endoscopic application of cyanoacrylate alone for the treatment of an anastomotic leak.

Case presentation

This report describes a case of a 68-year-old Caucasian man who underwent surgery for gastric cancer. He underwent total gastrectomy and esophagojejunal anastomosis with Roux-en-Y anastomosis plus transverse colectomy. An anastomotic leak was treated conservatively at first for a total of three weeks. However, the leak persisted; therefore, the decision was made to apply topical endoscopic n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate.

Conclusion

The endoscopic application of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate alone can be used successfully to treat esophagojejunal anastomotic leakage.
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Metadata
Title
Endoscopic application of n-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate on esophagojejunal anastomotic leak: a case report
Authors
Manousos-Georgios Pramateftakis
Georgios Vrakas
Ioannis Kanellos
Ioannis Mantzoros
Stamatis Angelopoulos
Efthymios Eleftheriades
Charalampos Lazarides
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-96

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