Endoscopic internal drainage versus endoscopic vacuum therapy for upper gastrointestinal leaks: what's the real deal?

Endoscopy 2023; 55(01): 100
DOI: 10.1055/a-1888-4116

Letter to the editor

Autor*innen

Francesco V. Mandarino

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Alberto Barchi

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Lorella Fanti

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Francesco Azzolini

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Riccardo Rosati

²Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital IRCCS, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
Silvio Danese

¹Division of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy

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