Video Tip: Plug and Play-Management of Refractory Colocutaneous Fistula

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Video Summary

This video sponsored by Braintree introduces endoscopic therapy with vascular plugs as a novel approach to managing chronic collocutaneous fissulae. The transcript outlines a case study where a 62-year-old patient with a persistent fissula underwent endoscopic treatment. Initially, a stent was placed to address a stricture, followed by suturing to close the fissula. When further interventions were considered, a vascular plug occlusion therapy was deployed successfully, resulting in the resolution of the fissula. The patient experienced significant improvement post-treatment, highlighting the potential of endoscopic vascular plug therapy in treating refractory fissulae effectively and non-operatively.

Keywords

endoscopic therapy

vascular plugs

chronic collocutaneous fissulae

case study

non-operative treatment