Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy for Anastomotic Leakage After Distal Gastrectomy in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case Study

Sofia Konstantina Prentza; Dimitrios Kehagias; Charalampos Kaplanis; Konstantina Soultana Kitsou; Konstantinos C. Thomopoulos; Nikolaos Karydis; Maria Tsachiridi

doi:10.12659/AJCR.946626

20 May 2025 : Case report Greece

Endoscopic Vacuum Therapy for Anastomotic Leakage After Distal Gastrectomy in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case Study

Unusual clinical course, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unusual setting of medical care

Sofia Konstantina Prentza

^{ABCDEF 1*}, Dimitrios Kehagias

^{CDEF 1,2}, Charalampos Kaplanis^{AB 1}, Konstantina Soultana Kitsou^{CF 1}, Konstantinos C. Thomopoulos^{B 3}, Nikolaos Karydis

^{F 1}, Maria Tsachiridi^{ABEF 1}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.946626

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e946626

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Figure 3 Self-assembled endo-vacuum device. A polyurethane sponge was sutured at the tip of a 14Fr nasogastric tube, which was placed intra-luminally, sealing the defect of the anastomotic leakage.

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