Table 5.
Pooled analysis of 643 patients with benign esophageal leaks, perforations and fistulae treated with self-expandable stent placement
| Etiology | |
| Postsurgical leaks | 415 (64.5) |
| Iatrogenic perforations | 126 (19.6) |
| Boerhaave’s syndrome | 50 (7.8) |
| Fistulae | 24 (3.7) |
| Others/not specified | 28 (4.4) |
| Stent type of 852 stents used in 573 patients1 | |
| FC SEMS | 349 (41.0) |
| PC SEMS | 321 (37.7) |
| SEPS | 60 (7.0) |
| Stent type unknown | 122 (14.3) |
| Technical success | |
| Overall | 851 (99.9) |
| FC SEMS | 349 (100) |
| PC SEMS | 320 (99.7) |
| SEPS | 60 (100) |
| Stent type unknown | 122 (100) |
| No. of stents per patient | |
| Single stent placement | 357 (55.5) |
| Multiple stents inserted | 131 (20.4) |
| Unknown | 155 (24.1) |
| Clinical success | |
| Overall (n = 625) | 480 (76.8) |
| According to etiology (n = 358) | |
| Postsurgical leaks (n = 247) | 201 (81.4) |
| Perforations2 (n = 86) | 74 (86.0) |
| Fistulae (n = 17) | 11 (64.7) |
| Others/not specified (n = 8) | 6 (75.0) |
1
In two studies including 70 patients the total number of stents used was not reported;
2
Including iatrogenic and spontaneous perforations. FC SEMS: Fully covered self-expandable metal stent; PC SEMS: Partially covered self-expandable metal stent; SEPS: Self-expandable plastic stent.