Endoscopic internal drainage versus endoscopic vacuum therapy for upper gastrointestinal leaks: what's the real deal?

Additionally, the median number of days from surgery to diagnosis was considerably lower for the leaks treated with EID (2 days) than for those treated with EVT (10 days), suggesting that more complex and advanced leaks were present in the EVT group, which could explain both its lower efficacy and higher mortality rate (7.4 % versus 0 %). 2022, 19, 417 - 425 3 Lee D. K., Min Y. W. Role of endoscopic vacuum therapy as a treatment for anastomosis leak after esophageal cancer surgery. [Extracted from the article]