[A Case of Removable Self-Expandable Metallic Stent(SEMS)Placement for Gastric Tube Stenosis after Esophageal Cancer Resection]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2015 Nov;42(12):1917-9.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 68-year-old man underwent esophagectomy for early esophageal cancer. Postoperative upper gastrointestinal series and esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed gastric tube stenosis. To improve passage, a removable self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) was placed across the stenotic lesion. Two weeks later, the stent was removed, and passage through the gastric tube improved. The patient has no symptoms of stenosis. A removable SEMS could be an option for the treatment of gastric tube stenosis after esophagectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
  • Constriction, Pathologic / therapy*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Esophagectomy / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy*
  • Self Expandable Metallic Stents*
  • Treatment Outcome