… Temporary esophageal stenting is an established therapy for malignant esophageal disease…
We describe the first case of successful temporary esophageal stenting for an esophageal …

… Esophageal stenting is an increasingly common … esophageal fistula and spontaneous
esophageal perforation in the surgical literature. Cases of esophageal stenting for esophageal …

… Atrioesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare but devastating complication of radiofrequency
catheter ablation (RFCA) of atrial fibrillation (AF). Surgical repair and esophageal stents are …

… To cover the esophageal fistula opening, a fully covered self-expanding esophageal stent
was used. These stents are widely used for treatment of thoracic esophageal anastomotic …

… Mohanty and colleagues 23 found that all 5 of their patients who had esophageal stenting
… However, the esophageal stent may still allow communication from the open atrial end and …

… However, on the basis of the current available clinical information, we do not recommend
esophageal stenting for proven cases of LAEF. Given the difficulty in confirming an isolated LA …

… Outcomes for esophageal stenting are poor in AEF. Aggressive intervention with skilled
cardiac and thoracic surgeons may improve chances of stroke-free survival for all types of …

… esophagus play an important role in preventing esophageal injury. Early surgical repair or
esophageal stenting … Eliminating esophageal injury during AF ablation is of utmost importance …

… Our concept to combine esophageal stenting with pericardial drainage follows the consideration
of both sealing up the entrance of the fistula with a fully covered esophageal stent and …

… perforation in CT were treated with covered esophageal stents tacked to the esophageal
wall for 4 to 6 weeks until remission. All of these patients recovered completely, and the stent …