Vacuum-assisted self-expanding stents in colorectal surgery: early experiences with a novel tool
VSC shows promising results as therapeutic tool for treating colorectal AL and as prophylactic measure in high-risk anastomoses. It offers the benefits of vacuum therapy combined with mechanical stenting providing luminal patency, potentially reducing the need for DLI.
Authors
- Matteo Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1118-156X)
- Michaela Ramser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-1898)
- Simon Nennstiel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8099-1251)
- Matthias Turina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1040-3511)
- Christoph Schlag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3227-2724)
Institutions
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Endoscopy
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-025-12116-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- Universität Zürich