title: [Evaluation of esophageal endoprosthesis].
abstract: In 60 patients with either non operable esophageal pathology on neighbouring organs pathology with esophageal involvement, esophageal endoprosthesis therapy was assessed. The various implantation techniques are described. Main causes for implantation were epidermoid esophageal carcinoma in 48 instances and gastric adenocarcinoma with esophageal involvement in 9 cases. The causes most frequently associated with early morbimortality were perforation in 4. All cases were medically treated with a 16.9% mortality rate (10 cases), due to broncoaspiration as main cause. Endoscopic reimplantation of the prosthesis was the treatment of choice in perforated cases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Gastroenterología del H.I.G.A. San Martín, La Plata, Argentina.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Landoni
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palazzolo
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authors.lastname: Chopita
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authors.lastname: Jmelnitzky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000150:complications; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Valoración de la terapéutica con endoprótesis esofágicas.