Reliable management of post-esophagectomy anastomotic fistula with endoscopic trans-fistula negative pressure drainage

Table 1 Characteristics of five patients who underwent endoscopic trans-fistula drainage

	Age (years)	Pathologically differentiated	Surgical mode	TNM	Neoadjuvant
Case 1	59	Poorly	Ivor–Lewis^a	T2N0M0	Yes
Case 2	63	Well	Ivor–Lewis	T3N0M0	No
Case 3	64	Moderately, poorly	Ivor–Lewis	T3N1M0	Yes
Case 4	66	Moderately	McKeown^b	T1N0M0	No
Case 5	57	Poorly	Ivor–Lewis	T3N2M0	No

^aIvor–Lewis esophagectomy: combination of a laparotomy and a right thoracotomy with an intrathoracic subtotal esophagogastrostomy.
^bMcKeown esophagectomy: total esophagectomy through right thoracotomy, laparotomy and neck incision with a cervical anastomosis.

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