“The primary goal of this study was to describe a large, international, multicenter experience with OTSCs for the management of GI perforations, fistulae and anastomotic leaks and to determine the overall success of GI defect closure. Secondary goals were to determine success rate by type of defect and type of therapy, primary vs. rescue, and to determine predictors of OTSC success,” said study lead author Yamile Haito-Chavez, MD, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md.
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