Infant no. | Initial size of perforation | Begin EVT (days after first diagnosis of esophageal perforation/leakage) | EVT system (film/sponge) | No. of EVT film/sponge exchanges | Duration of EVT (days) | Additional endoscopic therapy / EVT features | Initial EVT pressure (mmHg) | Initial EVT pressure intensity | EVT settings during ongoing EVT | Successful closure at the end of EVT | Adverse events | Outcome |
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1 | 3 mm | 17 | EVT film, later sponge | 12 | 39 | First EVT placement was fluoroscopically by wire guidance | −75 | Low | −150 mmHg, high intensity | Yes | None | Alive until follow-up, no recurrence of defect |
2 | 2/3 of circumference of anastomosis | 2 | EVT film, later sponge | 7 | 32 | Balloon dilation (increasing from 4 to 10 mm) of anastomosis prior to EVT insertion (on EVT initiation and for first 4 EVT exchanges) | −75 | Low | −125 mmHg, medium intensity | Yes | Stenosis of anastomosis | Alive until follow-up, no recurrence of defect |
3 | 6 cm | 0 | EVT film | 1 | 7 | None | −100 | Medium | Unchanged | Yes | Gastric ulcer | Alive until follow-up, no recurrence of defect |
4 | 4 cm | 0 | EVT film | 2 | 11 | None | −100 | Medium | Unchanged | Yes | None | Alive until follow-up, no recurrence of defect |