Treatment of a malignant esophageal fistula with a Gore-Tex-covered flexible nitinol stent

K Kishi; T Takeuchi; T Sonomura; M Kimura; K Kita; M Sato; M Terada

doi:10.1007/s002709900112

Treatment of a malignant esophageal fistula with a Gore-Tex-covered flexible nitinol stent

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1997 Jan-Feb;20(1):63-6. doi: 10.1007/s002709900112.

Authors

K Kishi¹, T Takeuchi, T Sonomura, M Kimura, K Kita, M Sato, M Terada

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Wakayama Medical College, Japan.

PMID: 8994728
DOI: 10.1007/s002709900112

Abstract

In order to treat fistulated esophageal cancer using a flexible stent, a covered flexible stent was constructed by wrapping a nitinol stent with a thin sheet of Gore-Tex, preserving the stents original advantages of flexibility and a low-profile introducer system. This stent was used to perform standard radiotherapy in a case of fistulated esophageal cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alloys*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy*
Combined Modality Therapy
Equipment Design
Esophageal Fistula / diagnostic imaging
Esophageal Fistula / therapy*
Esophageal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Esophageal Neoplasms / therapy*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Polytetrafluoroethylene*
Stents*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Alloys
nitinol
Polytetrafluoroethylene