Self-expanding metal stents in gastrointestinal interventional radiology: technical problems
| Autor: | Marco Milella, Enrico Civelli, Guido Cozzi, Aldo Severini, Simona Fornari, Francesca Chiaraviglio, Monica Salvetti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male Radiography Abdominal Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Technical success Constriction Pathologic Anastomosis Radiography Interventional medicine Humans Digestive System Surgical Procedures Gastrointestinal Neoplasms medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Interventional radiology General Medicine Equipment Design Middle Aged medicine.disease Gastrointestinal Tract Stenosis Treatment Outcome Oncology Radiological weapon Self-expanding stent Digestive tract Female Stents Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0300-8916 |
| Popis: | Aims and background To analyze the procedural difficulties in the placement of metal stents in stenoses of the digestive tract and optimize the technique. Methods Twenty-nine patients with digestive tract stenoses were treated from January 1999 to December 2004. In 14 cases the stricture was anastomotic (9 colorectal, 3 esophageal, 1 gastroesophageal and 1 gastrojejunal), in 13 esophageal, in 1 gastric and in 1 duodenal. The stenosis was due to scarring in 5 patients and was malignant in 24 patients (primary in 17 cases and secondary in 7 cases). Results The procedure achieved technical success in all cases but 2. For each of the different segments the technical difficulties and the adopted procedural solutions were analyzed. Conclusions The interventional radiology approach yielded results comparable to those reported for the endoscopic method and was always well tolerated. The need to rely on materials mostly designed for endoscopic use can make radiological use difficult in some cases. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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