Use of a cardiac septal occluder in the treatment of a chronic GI fistula: What should we know before off-label use in the GI tract?

• Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura, MD, MSc, PhD,
• Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH,
• Kelly E. Hathorn, MD,
• Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MHES

Affiliations

Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura, MD, MSc, PhD

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Kelly E. Hathorn, MD

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Christopher C. Thompson, MD, MHES

Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA