An unconventional retrograde approach for self-expanding metallic stent delivery in oesophagus cancer palliation

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2024 Jan 11. doi: 10.17235/reed.2024.10151/2023. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Partially covered self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) are the main recommendation for palliative treatment of malignant dysphagia. Delivering self-expanding metallic stents in stenosing oesophagus neoplasia's are often challenging due to the difficulty on passing a guide wire through the tumour. We describe a case in which the guidewire was only able to franchise the tumour retrogradely, after entering the gastric cavity through the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy orifice using an ultra slim scope.