Stents for benign and malignant esophageal strictures. (11th October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hourneaux de Moura, Eduardo Guimarães; Toma, Kengo; Goh, Khean‐Lee; Romero, Ronald; Dua, Kulwinder S.; Felix, Valter Nilton; Levine, Marc S.; Kochhar, Rakesh; Appasani, Sreekanth; Gusmon, Carla Cristina
• Is Part Of: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Volume 1300(2013)
• Page Start: 119
• Page End: 143
• Publication Date: 2013-10-11
• Subjects: stent -- anastomic leak -- stricture formation -- neoesophagus -- esophageal perforation; Medical sciences -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Science -- Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12242
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0077-8923

Abstract

Abstract : 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.