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Stents for benign and malignant esophageal strictures
Author(s) -
Hourneaux de Moura Eduardo Guimarães,
Toma Kengo,
Goh KheanLee,
Romero Ronald,
Dua Kulwinder S.,
Felix Valter Nilton,
Levine Marc S.,
Kochhar Rakesh,
Appasani Sreekanth,
Gusmon Carla Cristina
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/nyas.12242
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal stricture , esophageal dilatation , perforation , surgery , fistula , balloon dilation , anastomosis , esophageal stent , stent , balloon dilatation , refractory (planetary science) , esophageal stenosis , radiology , esophagus , balloon , punching , materials science , physics , astrobiology , metallurgy
This paper presents commentaries on endotherapy for esophageal perforation/leaks; treatment of esophageal perforation; whether esophageal stents should be used for treating benign esophageal strictures; what determines the optimal stenting period in benign esophageal strictures/leaks; how to choose an esophageal stent; how a new fistula secondary to an esophageal stent should be treated; which strategy should be adopted when a fistula of a cervical anastomosis occurs; intralesional steroids for refractory esophageal strictures; balloon and bougie dilators for esophageal strictures and predictors of response to dilation; whether refractory strictures from different etiologies respond differently to endotherapy; surgical therapy of benign esophageal strictures; and whether stenoses following severe esophageal burns should be treated by esophageal resection or esophageal bypass.