1. Ultraflex Stent Placement for Palliation of Esophageal Cancer
- Author
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Murase, Kunihiko, Furusu, Hisashi, Yamao, Takushi, Onita, Ken, Ikeda, Koki, Ofukuji, Megumi, Inoue, Kenichiro, Yamasaki, Kazufumi, Kubo, Keigo, Onizuka, Yasunori, Osabe, Masayuki, Haraguchi, Masuho, Isomoto, Hajime, Takeshima, Fumitoshi, Omagari, Katsuhisa, Mizuta, Yohei, Kohno, Shigeru, Murase, Kunihiko, Furusu, Hisashi, Yamao, Takushi, Onita, Ken, Ikeda, Koki, Ofukuji, Megumi, Inoue, Kenichiro, Yamasaki, Kazufumi, Kubo, Keigo, Onizuka, Yasunori, Osabe, Masayuki, Haraguchi, Masuho, Isomoto, Hajime, Takeshima, Fumitoshi, Omagari, Katsuhisa, Mizuta, Yohei, and Kohno, Shigeru
- Abstract
Nine patients with malignant esophageal obstruction were treated with non-covered or covered Ultraflex stents. All patients achieved palliation, six of nine patients showed improvement of at least one dysphagia grade, and five patients could tolerate a normal or near-normal diet. Major (massive bleeding) and minor complications (ingrowth, overgrowth, stent migration, and bleeding) were encountered during follow-up in 2 and 4 patients, respectively. Ultraflex stents for esophageal cancer offer effective palliative treatment and quickly improve dysphagia. However, care should be exercised particularly of potentially serious life-threatening complications such as massive bleeding., Acta medica Nagasakiensia. 1998, 43(3-4), p.67-71
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- 1998