March 28, 2022
Clinical Challenges in Thoracic Surgery: Esophageal Perforation
Behind The Knife: The Surgery PodcastAbout this episode
Thoughts of esophageal perforations keeping you up at night? Actual esophageal perforations keeping you up at night? Drs. Brian Louie, Peter White, and Megan Lenihan discuss both the tried-and-true and the cutting-edge management of this challenging problem. Learning Objectives - Understand basic principles of management - Review differences in management based on different underlying pathology and location - Learn indications and techniques for advanced endoscopic interventions for perforations - Discuss nutrition planning Referenced Material - Thornblade LW, Cheng AM, Wood DE et al. A Nationwide Rise in the Use of Stents for Benign Esophageal Perforation. Ann Thorac Surg 2017; 104(1):227-233. DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.069 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.03.069 - Watkins JR and Farivar AS. Endoluminal Therapies for Esophageal Perforations and Leaks. Thorac Surg Clin 2018; 28(4):541-554. DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2018.07.002 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thorsurg.2018.07.002 Please visit behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.