Editorial
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 16, 2010; 2(1): 3-9
Published online Jan 16, 2010. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i1.3
Table 2 Closure techniques and associated complications in swine transesophageal NOTES studies
StudyEsophageal closure strategyEarly complicationsLate complicationsMorbidity (n)Mortality (%), (n)
Fritscher-Ravens et al[23]Prototype T-tag device (n = 6)Pericardial hematoma (acute animal)None1None
EndoClip (n = 3)
Sumiyama et al[24]SEMFPleural injury resulting in deathNoneNone25 (n = 1)
Gee et al[21]m-SEMF + Endoclip (n = 2), m-SEMF only (n = 2)NoneSubclinical esophageal abscess1None
Sumiyama et al[34]SEMF + EndoClipDescending aorta injuryEsophageal mucosal ulceration at SEMF site120 (n = 1)
Willingham et al[22]m-SEMF + EndoClipPneumothorax requiring angiocatheter decompressionN/A1None