Treatment of postoperative oesophago-mediastinal fistula and complications of Ultraflex stent with per cutan drainage and Boubella ES stent

In recent years new approaches have emerged in the treatment of oesophageal perforation and suture insufficiencies by using covered metal stents. We successfully treated postoperative oesophageal suture insufficiency and the complications of Ultraflex stent treatment with per cutan drainage and Boubella ES metal stent. In a 65 years old patient suture insufficiency developed on the 8th post-operative day following diverticulectomy. The leakage site was covered with a 10cm long, partially covered Ultraflex stent 3 days later. Oral feeding was started after 2 weeks. The barium swallow 10 days later showed contrast…