Esophageal Stenting in the Setting of Malignancy
Joint Authors
Quiros, Roderick M.
Puc, Matthew M.
Martinez, Juan Carlos
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-08-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Esophageal cancer is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, with many patients found to have locoregional or metastatic disease at time of diagnosis.
Because of this, cure may be unlikely, leading treatment efforts to focus more on symptom palliation and improving patient quality of life.
The majority of patients with advanced disease suffer from some degree of dysphagia.
Palliative efforts are therefore directed at relieving dysphagia, allowing patients to manage their oropharyngeal secretions, reduce aspiration risk, and maintain caloric intake orally.
A variety of endoscopic treatment modalities have been utilized with these objectives in mind, with options determined by the location and size of the tumor, as well as the patient's expected prognosis.
In this article, we review the use of endoscopically-placed stents for palliation in patients with advanced esophageal cancer.
We discuss the history of stent use in such cases, as well as more recent developments in stent technology.
We give an overview of some of the more commonly used stents in practice, discuss the technique of insertion, and survey the short- and long-term outcomes of stent placement.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Martinez, Juan Carlos& Puc, Matthew M.& Quiros, Roderick M.. 2011. Esophageal Stenting in the Setting of Malignancy. ISRN Gastroenterology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Martinez, Juan Carlos…[et al.]. Esophageal Stenting in the Setting of Malignancy. ISRN Gastroenterology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Martinez, Juan Carlos& Puc, Matthew M.& Quiros, Roderick M.. Esophageal Stenting in the Setting of Malignancy. ISRN Gastroenterology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493182
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493182