Covered nitinol stents for the treatment of esophageal strictures and leaks

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2010; 16(18): 2260-2264
Published online May 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i18.2260

Table 1 Indication for use of the stent in 65 patients

	n (%)
Esophageal carcinoma	51 (78.5)
Adenocarcinoma	31
Squamous-cell carcinoma	20
Complications of esophagogastric anastomosis	8 (12.3)
Fistula	3
Stricture	3
Tumor recurrence	2
Extrinsic compression	4 (6.1)
Lung cancer	2
Pleural mesothelioma	1
Mediastinal lymphoma	1
Post-radiotherapy stricture	2 (3.1)

Citation: Bona D, Laface L, Bonavina L, Abate E, Schaffer M, Ugenti I, Siboni S, Carrinola R. Covered nitinol stents for the treatment of esophageal strictures and leaks. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(18): 2260-2264
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i18/2260.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i18.2260

Bona D, Laface L, Bonavina L, Abate E, Schaffer M, Ugenti I, Siboni S, Carrinola R. Covered nitinol stents for the treatment of esophageal strictures and leaks. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(18): 2260-2264 [PMID: 20458763 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i18.2260]

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