[Efficacy of macro-clips for perforations and fistulas following endoscopic or surgical procedures. Retrospective analysis of 25 consecutive cases].

Objective: The aim of our retrospective study is to analyse the results of endoscopic macro-clips used for closing intestinal breaches in the real life. Post-endoscopic, spontaneous perforations and surgical fistulas are included. Our results are compared with principal published series.

Methods: Between 2010 and 2015, 25 consecutive patients underwent an endoscopic suture with macro-clips to seal a breach resulting from endoscopic perforation, surgical fistula, invasive medical procedure or spontaneous perforation.

Results: The endoscopic efficacy was immediate for all patients whose perforation was of endoscopic aetiology. None of them required surgery. Secondary complementary endoscopic treatment was only used in 6/25 patients. All of them had non-endoscopic aetiology for their perforation. The survival at 1 month was 84 % and at 3 months of 76 %.

Conclusion: Our results confirm the high efficiency of macro-clips in the treatment of endoscopic breaches in a regional hospital center. The use of macro-clips seems less convincing for the closure of some postoperative fistula. The suture with macro-clips associated with endoscopic and medical treatments allowed to avoid surgical redo in some cases.