1.
Dig Endosc
; 26(3): 497, 2014 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24698292
Subject(s)
Catheters , Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal , Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal/methods , Female , Humans , Male
2.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 82(5): 1913-4, 2006 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17062280
ABSTRACT
Benign strictures or anastomoses of the esophagus can be treated by stents. However, short-term and long-term complications, including migration and hyperplastic tissue reaction can occur. Bowel reconstruction by interposition has been performed after esophagectomy. Stricture of cervical anastomosis is an important late complication. Self-expandable metallic stents have been used to improve this problem. To remove the obstructed metallic stent, self-expandable covered plastic stents can be used. Herein we present the removal technique of tissue-embedded self-expandable metallic stents by using self-expandable covered plastic stents after colon interposition in a case of benign cervical anastomosis of the esophagus due to caustic stricture.