Stent Fracture after Modified Gianturco Stent Placement in Patients with Malignant Esophageal Stricture: A Case Report
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
; : 79-81, 1997.
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ABSTRACT
A silicone-covered modified Gianturco stent in patients with malignant esophageal stricture is an easy, safe, and effective palliative procedure, but reports of complications arising from stent placement in patients with this condition are numerous. There have been no reports of fracture of the modified Gianturco esophageal stent. We report a case of stent fracture in association with gastric migration of modified Gianturco esophageal stent in a patient with malignant esophageal stricture. It appears that the fracture was probably due to oxidation of the stent by gastric juice.
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Main subject:
Stents
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Esophageal Stenosis
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Gastric Juice
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Year:
1997
Document type:
Article