Modern Approaches to Surgical Treatment of Mechanical Injuries of the Esophagus

Abstract

   Mechanical damage to the esophagus is a severe urgent pathology characterized by the development of life-threatening complications. With all the variety of modern diagnostic and treatment technologies, the mortality rate in this category of patients remains quite high, which requires the search for new approaches to this problem. An analysis of modern approaches to the treatment of mechanical injuries of the esophagus and their complications was carried out. In the practice of surgery for esophageal injuries, minimally invasive technologies are becoming increasingly common, including endovideosurgical and oral endoscopic interventions. A special place in this is occupied by endoscopic vacuum therapy, which results have been sufficiently studied in the treatment of complications of gastrointestinal surgery. At the same time, the use of this technology in patients with mechanical damage to the esophagus is limited to small series of observations, which requires further study.