Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Self-Expanding Metallic Stent for Esophageal Malignancy: A Two-Institute Experience

Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Self-Expanding Metallic Stent for Esophageal Malignancy: A Two-Institute Experience

Background: Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) placement is the procedure of choice for palliation of dysphagia in inoperable esophageal malignancies. Aim To evaluate the safety of placement of SEMS in esophageal cancer at two institutes using only endoscopic control without fluorosco...

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Main Authors: Avinash Bhat Balekuduru, Manoj Kumar Sahu, Kirti Koushik Agrahara Sreenivasa, Janaki Manur Gururajachar, Kiran Reddyvari, Satyaprakash Bonthala Subbaraj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
Subjects:
controlled radial expansile dilation
esophageal malignancy
self-expanding metallic stent
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1693508

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