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To determine the safety, feasibility and clinical outcomes of interventional methods for the management of esophagomediastinal fistula, and to investigate the effect of stent placement on fistula healing and the swallowing. Sixty consecutive patients with esophagomediastinal fistula were treated using interventional method and were retrospectively assessed. Patients received 3-tube but without covered stent placement were placed in group A, the remaining patients received covered stent placement with/without 3-tube method were placed in group B. Tubes and stents would be removed once fistula heals. Interventional procedures were technically successful all patients (100%). Esophageal stents and abscess drainage tubes were successfully removed from 14 patients. Three patients underwent stent removal during the perioperative period, resulting in a clinical success rate of 88.5% of 26 patients in group B. A total of 13 complications were found in all patients, including 5 major complications. Patients in group B showed a higher healing rate of abscess cavity and better dysphagia score than group A. During follow up, 17 patients in group A and 11 patients in group B were still alive. Interventional treatment is safe, feasible and efficacious for esophagomediastinal fistula; covered stent placement can promote fistula healing and improve swallowing.
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