BACKGROUND: Covered, rather than uncovered, metal stents are used for the palliation of
dysphagia from esophageal cancer, but a major drawback is the risk of stent migration …

Abstract Background and Aim: Covered metal stents have been accepted as the treatment of
choice for malignant dysphagia caused by esophageal and gastric cardia cancer, but stent …

BACKGROUND: Fully covered stents are designed to resist tissue ingrowth that is often
seen with partially covered stents. An issue with fully covered stents is the risk of migration …

METHODS Between June 2004 and May 2006, 125 patients with dysphagia from inoperable
carcinoma of the esophagus or gastric cardia were randomized to placement of an Ultraflex …

Background: There are currently 3 types of covered metal stents available in Europe for
palliation of patients with malignant dysphagia. Their relative merits have not been …

BACKGROUND: The majority of the currently available metal stents are partially covered to
reduce migration risk. However, one of the remaining issues is tissue ingrowth through the …

Background and aims. Dysphagia is the most common disabling symptom in patients with
inoperable esophagogastric carcinoma. Self-expanding metal stents are highly effective in …

BACKGROUND: Stents are commonly used for the palliation of dysphagia from esophageal
or gastric cardia cancer. A major drawback of stents is the occurrence of recurrent …

BACKGROUND: Self-expanding metal stents are frequently used for the palliation of
malignant dysphagia. Recently, a new stent design, the Evolution stent (Cook Medical …

Results: Seventy-four episodes of stent-related recurrent dysphagia occurred in 63 patients
(29%), mainly due to tumor overgrowth (n= 30; median 129 days), stent migration (n= 26; …