Treatments of major anastomotic leaks range from surgical methods including re-operation to conservative management, but what is the best treatment is still controversial. Herein we present two patients suffering from anastomotic leakage after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Both patients underwent thoraco-abdominal subtotal esophagectomy with lymph node dissection. Transthoracic gastroesophagostomy was employed as the reconstruction procedure. Anastomotic leakage occurred

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... After unsuccessful conservative management, we used covered selfexpandable and retrievable stents to close the leak. The used stent is HANAROSTENT Ⓡ (M.I. Tech., Seoul, Korea), which is commercially available worldwide. Soon after the placement of the stents, anastomotic leaks were closed, and the stents were removed later without any complications. This device is useful for the treatment of esophagogastric leakage which can be intractable.