Open AccessMigrated esophageal stent posing a challenge for ventilation
Author(s) -
Nita D’souza,
Sachin Arbhi,
Amit Dikshit,
Murarji Tanaji Ghadge,
Smriti Jha
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.203016
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal stent , tracheoesophageal fistula , dysphagia , esophageal cancer , stent , palliative treatment , covered stent , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , general surgery , esophagus , radiology , cancer
Self-expandable esophageal stents are being commonly used for palliative treatment in advanced esophageal cancer patients to relieve dysphagia, prevent tracheoesophageal fistula, and facilitate symptomatic betterment. The modern covered stents reduce the ingrowth of the tumor but have seen an increase in the incidence of stent migrations. We report a rather complicated presentation of an esophageal stent for esophageal dilatation and a challenging management of a difficult tracheostomy.