welcomes you to the new, improved website!Thornblade and colleagues report an increase in off-label esophageal stent usage to treat benign esophageal perforation between 2007 and 2014, with a concomitant decrease in surgical repair and no difference in surgical drainage. Despite increased use of stents, no significant changes in short-term outcomes were observed.
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A Nationwide Rise in the Use of Stents for Benign Esophageal Perforation
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Author(s): Lucas W. Thornblade, Aaron M. Cheng, Douglas E. Wood, Michael S. Mulligan, Michael D. Saunders, Hao He, Brant K. Oelschlager, David R. Flum, Farhood Farjah
