Conceição D, Simões C, Francisco F, Claro I. An unconventional retrograde approach for self-expanding metallic stent delivery in oesophagus cancer palliation.
REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS 2024. [PMID:
38205706 DOI:
10.17235/reed.2024.10151/2023]
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Abstract
Partially covered self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) are the main recommendation for palliative treatment of malignant dysphagia. Delivering self-expanding metallic stents in stenosing oesophagus neoplasia's are often challenging due to the difficulty on passing a guide wire through the tumour. We describe a case in which the guidewire was only able to franchise the tumour retrogradely, after entering the gastric cavity through the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy orifice using an ultra slim scope.
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