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  • Title: [The nitinol stent as a palliative measure in inoperable carcinoma of the esophagus and cardia. Possibilities and limitations of the procedure].
    Author: Nägele M, König C, Textor J, Decker P, Hamann M, Born M, Görich J, Steudel A.
    Journal: Rofo; 1994 Aug; 161(2):120-5. PubMed ID: 7519899.
    Abstract:
    Nitinol stents were used in ten patients as palliative treatment for carcinoma of the esophagus and the cardia. Following insertion of the stent the severity of dysphagia decreased on average from 3.2 to 1.5 (on a scale from 0-4). Difficulties with stent opening and passage through the gut were found particularly in the region of metal sutures at esophago-jejunal anastomoses. One stent, which had been obstructed by mucosal folds, had to be removed and replaced. One stent which had been incorrectly placed was extended by introducing a second stent by a coaxial technique. During the period of observation, six patients died after an average of 4.6 months. The palliative effect of the stent lasted on average for eleven weeks. In two patients the tumour grew beyond the stent and in three there was tumour growth into the stent.
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