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Endoscopic negative-pressure therapy (ENPT) is becoming a valuable tool in surgical complication management of transmural intestinal defects and wounds in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. Innovative materials for drains have been developed, endoscopic techniques adapted, and new indications for ENPT have been found. Based on our broad clinical experience, numerous tips and tricks are described, which contribute to the safety of dealing with the new therapy. The aim of this work is to present these methods. The focus is on describing the treatment in the esophagus.

Endoscopic negative-pressure therapy (ENPT) is becoming a valuable tool in surgical complication management of transmural intestinal defects and wounds in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. Innovative materials for drains have been developed, endoscopic techniques adapted, and new indications for ENPT have been found. Based on our broad clinical experience, numerous tips and tricks are described, which contribute to the safety of dealing with the new therapy. The aim of this work is to present these methods. The focus is on describing the treatment in the esophagus.

Purpose: The technique of active urinary endoscopic vacuum therapy (uEVT) is described. The surgical technique is demonstrated in detail with the help of a video of the operation and which is available online. Vesical fistulas are a rare complication following rectal surgery. The EVT technique is a novel method for treatment of gastrointestinal leakage. This endoscopic procedure has been adapted to treat a large bladder defect after abdominoperineal resection of the rectum with urine flowing out of the perineal wound., Material and Method: A new open-pore film drainage (OFD) catheter with an external diameter of only a few millimeters has been developed and is constructed from a very thin open-pore double-layered film and a drainage tube. The OFD was inserted into the bladder by means of flexible endoscopy and channeled out through a suprapubic incision. Continuous suction was applied with an electronic vacuum pump to actively drain the urine completely. A passive catheter drainage of urine from the renal pelvis via transurethral single J stent was carried out simultaneously during the complete duration of treatment. The healing process was monitored during and after therapy by intravesical endoscopy., Results: The application of continuous negative pressure via the OFD resulted in total collapse of the bladder. The urine in the bladder was actively and permanently drained through the OFD. Urine leakage from the perineal wound stopped immediately after induction of suction. After 18 days of treatment with the uEVT the bladder defect was healed. After therapy and removal of the catheters the patient had normal micturition., Conclusion: A novel small-bore OFD has been developed for EVT. The OFD technique now allows endoscopic application of negative pressure in the bladder. This first successful experience proves uEVT to be a potent interventional alternative in the treatment of bladder defects.

Purpose: The technique of active urinary endoscopic vacuum therapy (uEVT) is described. The surgical technique is demonstrated in detail with the help of a video of the operation, which is available online. Vesical fistulas are a rare complication following rectal surgery. The EVT technique is a novel method for the treatment of gastrointestinal leakage. This endoscopic procedure has been adapted to treat a large bladder defect after abdomino-perineal resection of the rectum with urine flowing out of the perineal wound., Materials and Methods: A new open-pore film drainage (OFD) catheter with an external diameter of only a few millimeters was developed and constructed from a very thin open-pore double-layered film and a drainage tube. The OFD was inserted into the bladder by means of flexible endoscopy and channeled out through a suprapubic incision. Continuous suction was applied with an electronic vacuum pump to actively drain the urine completely. A passive catheter drainage of urine from the renal pelvis via a transurethral single J stent was carried out simultaneously during the complete duration of treatment. The healing process was monitored during and after therapy via intravesical endoscopy., Results: The application of continuous negative pressure via the OFD resulted in total collapse of the bladder. The urine in the bladder was actively and permanently drained through the OFD. Urine leakage from the perineal wound stopped immediately after induction of suction. The bladder defect healed after 18 days of treatment with uEVT. After therapy and removal of the catheters, the patient had normal micturition., Conclusion: A novel small-bore OFD was developed for EVT. The OFD technique allows for endoscopic application of negative pressure in the bladder. This first successful experience proves uEVT to be a potent interventional alternative in the treatment of bladder defects.

Background: The simultaneous use of abdominal and endoscopic vacuum therapy in a case of an abdominal abscess caused by gastric perforation is demonstrated and innovative operative endoscopic management is described., Case Report: A computed tomography scan performed on a 67-year-old female patient showed a large abscess of the upper abdominal cavity where laparoscopic fundoplication had been performed 6 months previously. Endoscopy showed a transmural perforation of the dorsal wall of the stomach. The gastric perforation was closed and drained using intracavitary endoscopic vacuum therapy. Open pore polyurethane foam drainage was inserted through the defect into the extraluminal cavity for 3 days. A second period of therapy followed using intraluminal therapy with total drainage of the stomach, simultaneous enteral nutrition via a jejunal tube and a vacuum pressure of - 125 mmHg was applied with an electronic vacuum device. The abdominal abscess was drained via laparotomy and intra-abdominal vacuum therapy was performed with an open pore double-layered film using a vacuum pressure of - 75 mmHg. The perforation defect was not treated by operative means. Abdominal vacuum therapy ended 3 days postoperatively and the abdominal wall was closed by suture. Endoscopic vacuum therapy of the gastric perforation was terminated after 7 days and primary wound healing could then be achieved., Conclusion: Use of endoscopic and abdominal vacuum therapy as well as new open pore material is an innovative option for operative management.