Treatment of Esophageal Perforation with Primary Closure and Reinforcement Using TachoSil

Two patients with iatrogenic esophageal perforation following rigid esophagoscopy for foreign body removal were successfully treated with primary repair and reinforcement using a collagen patch coated with human fibrinogen and thrombin (TachoSil, Nycomed, Austria, Vienna). The clinical implication o...

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Published in:Tanaffus 2017, Vol.16 (1), p.84-87
Main Authors: Daneshvar Kakhki, Abolghasem, Saghebi, Seyed Reza, Sadegh Bigee, Farahnaz
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Two patients with iatrogenic esophageal perforation following rigid esophagoscopy for foreign body removal were successfully treated with primary repair and reinforcement using a collagen patch coated with human fibrinogen and thrombin (TachoSil, Nycomed, Austria, Vienna). The clinical implication of this report is that TachoSil can be used to bolster the repair site of esophageal perforation.
ISSN:1735-0344
2345-3729