Gastric and Duodenal Stents: Follow-Up and Complications
| Autor: | Julio López Herrero, Juan Carlos Ruiz de Adana, Laura Paúl Díaz, Isabel Pinto Pabón |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Fistula medicine.medical_treatment Perforation (oil well) Constriction Pathologic Postoperative Complications medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Aged Aged 80 and over medicine.diagnostic_test Gastric Outlet Obstruction business.industry Stomach Soft diet Stent Middle Aged medicine.disease Gastrostomy Endoscopy Surgery Radiography medicine.anatomical_structure Duodenum Female Stents Duodenal Obstruction Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology. 24:147-147 |
| ISSN: | 1432-086X 0174-1551 |
| Popis: | Purpose: To assess the efficacy of self-expanding metallic stents in treating inoperable gastric and duodenal stenoses during follow-up and to evaluate the complications encountered. Methods: A total of 31 patients suffering from gastroduodenal obstruction (29 malignant, 2 benign) were treated with a self-expanding metallic stent (Wallstent). In 24 cases insertion was by the peroral route, in seven cases via gastrostomy. Results: All the strictures were successfully negotiated under fluoroscopic guidance without having to resort to endoscopy. A total of 27 patients (87%) were able to resume a regular diet, a soft diet, or a liquid diet orally. Complications included one case of stent malpositioning, one case of leakage of ascitic fluid through the gastrostomy orifice, one case of perforation and fistula to the biliary tree, and two cases of hematemesis. In two patients (6%) additional stents were implanted to improve patency. In all patients follow-up was maintained until death. Recurrence of symptoms immediately before death occurred in seven cases (23%). Mean survival time of patients was 13.3 weeks (SE ± 4.6). Conclusions: The deployment of gastroduodenal stents resulted in good palliation of inoperable gastric and duodenal stenoses. Certain technical aspects, e.g., adaptation of stents to bowel morphology, is critical to proper stent function and avoidance of complications. |
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