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Esophageal Stent Placement for the Treatment of Spontaneous Esophageal Perforations
Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 06/30/09

Freeman RK et al. - Endoluminal esophageal stent placement is an effective treatment of most spontaneous esophageal perforations. These stents result in rapid leak occlusion, provide the opportunity for early oral nutrition, may significantly reduce hospital length of stay, are removable, and avoid the potential morbidities of operative repair.

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