Endoscopic Internal Drainage with Enteral Nutrition (EDEN) for Treatment of Leaks Following Sleeve Gastrectomy

Endoscopic treatment of gastric leaks (GL) following sleeve gastrectomy (SG) involves different techniques; however, standard management is not yet established. We report our experience about endoscopic internal drainage of leaks using pigtail stents coupled with enteral nutrition (EDEN) for 4 to 6 weeks until healing is achieved. In 21 pts (18 F, 41 years), one or two plastic pigtail stents were delivered across the leak 25.6 days (4–98)...