Metallic stents are currently an established component of the endoluminal treatment of
stenoses within the blood vessels, bile ducts, esophagus, trachea, and bronchi. With the …

The role of oesophageal stenting continues to evolve, with several new stents currently on
the market. These stents possess anti-reflux valves, internal plastic coatings and retrievable …

OBJECTIVE: Malignant gastric outlet obstruction is seen in the setting of a variety of cancers,
most commonly pancreatic. Self-expanding metal stents can be used to palliate these …

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Background: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a different type of laser treatment from Nd: YAG
thermal ablation for palliation of dysphagia from esophageal cancer. Methods: In this …

Background: Insertion of coated expandable esophageal stents is the preferred endoscopic
palliative treatment for malignant dysphagia and digestive-respiratory fistulae. Methods: One …

Until relativelyrecently almost all discussions of themanage-ment ofcancers of the
oesophagus and gastric cardia centred around striving for maximum survival time.'2 Now it …

The goal of this evidence-based review was to examine the clinical practice of the
gastroenterologist in the management of patients with esophageal carcinoma. The methods …

Background: Data are limited on use of expandable metal stents for treatment of malignant
gastric outlet obstruction. Accordingly, we report our experience using these stents to …

Esophageal cancer is the primary cause of malignant dysphagia, a major cause of morbidity
and mortality. In patients with esophageal cancer that is unresectable at the time of …