Endoscopic vacuum therapy in Boerhaave’s syndrome with open-pore polyurethane foam and a new open-pore film drainage

Abstract

The two main goals of treatment for esophageal leakages are closure of the defect and drainage of the septic focus. A few cases of successful endoscopic vacuum therapy (EVT) for Boerhaave's syndrome have been reported in studies of EVT in esophageal anastomotic leakages and perforations [1] [2] [3] [4].