Kim KY, Tsauo J, Song HY, Kim PH, Park JH. Self-Expandable Metallic Stent Placement for the Palliation of Esophageal Cancer.
J Korean Med Sci 2017;
32:1062-1071. [PMID:
28581260 PMCID:
PMC5461307 DOI:
10.3346/jkms.2017.32.7.1062]
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Abstract
Esophageal stents have been used to palliate patients with dysphagia caused by esophageal cancer. Early rigid plastic prostheses have been associated with a high risk of complications. However, with the development of self-expanding stents, it has developed into a widely accepted method for treating malignant esophageal strictures and esophagorespiratory fistulas (ERFs). The present review covers various aspects of self-expanding metallic stent placement for palliating esophageal cancer, including its types, placement procedures, indications, contraindications, complications, and some of innovations that will become available in the future.
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