Mo1242 CLINICAL EFFICACY OF ENDOSCOPIC VACUUM-ASSISTED CLOSURE THERAPY (EVAC) IN GASTROESOPHAGEAL DEFECTS - A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW & COMPARATIVE META-ANALYSIS WITH ENDOSCOPIC STENT THERAPY (EST)

Endoscopic vacuum-assisted therapy of an infected pancreatic pseudocyst.

ious complications of acute and chronic pancreatitis [1–3]. Endoscopic vacuumassisted therapy (EVAT) is a reliable treatment for abscesses that are accessible endoscopically [4,5]. We report the first case in which EVAT was used in the treatment of an infected pancreatic pseudocyst. A 28-year-oldwomanwas admittedwith a severe inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) due to a 20 cm infected pancrea...

Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure Therapy

SBU Alert is a service provided by SBU in collaboration with the Medical Products Agency, the National Board of Health and Welfare, and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions Technology and target group Vacuum assisted closure therapy is used for many different types of wounds that require secondary healing (i.e. from the wound floor and edges). Reasons could be that the wound...

Endoscopic therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Many new and developing endoscopic techniques for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are now or will soon be available for clinical use. These new therapies are directed to the gastroesophageal junction and include three basic techniques, which are outlined in this review: thermal remodeling and neurolysis of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) zone; bulking or reinforcing of ...

Vacuum-assisted closure therapy in reconstructive surgery

In 1997, supported by experimental work, Argenta published a clinical report describing a variety of complicated wounds whose treatment responded successfully to negative pressure dressings using a vacuum-assisted closure system (VAC) (Kinetic Concepts Inc., San Antonio, TX). This system has been successfully used in the fields of orthopaedics and traumatology, general surgery, plastic and reco...

Endoscopic intraluminal vacuum therapy of duodenal perforation.