[Comparison of Gore-tex covered Ultraflex stent and bare Ultraflex stent: preliminary clinical results].
Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi
; 94(1): 8-11, 1997 Jan.
Article
em Ja
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9028137
ABSTRACT
We clinically compared the covered Ultraflex stent and the bare Ultraflex stent for malignant esophageal strictures. Materials were 6 cases with esophageal carcinomas. We placed the Gore-tex covered stents (A group) in 4 cases including 2 cases of esophagorespiratory fistulae, and the bare stents (B group) in 2 cases. The stents were well-expanded in all cases. After stenting, dysphagia was improved in all cases. Fistulae were obstructed by the cover in 2 cases in A group. Mean survival term was 123 days in A group and 45 days in B group. Complications were fistulation of bare portion of the covered stent in one case in A group, and tumor bleeding in one case in B group. Considering of the risk of fistula or tumor bleeding, the cover is necessary to increase the safety and efficacy of the esophageal stent.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Stents
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Estenose Esofágica
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Ja
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article