title: [The efficacy of SEMS for malignant upper gastrointestinal stenosis, evaluated by a "home index"].
abstract: We used a self expandable metalic stent (SEMS) on 24 patients (average age 68.6 years, 20 males, 4 females) with malignant upper gastrointestinal stenosis from August, 1997 to March, 1999. The primary diseases of the 24 patients were gastric cancer (13 cases: 54%), esophageal cancer (10 cases: 42%) and paraesophageal lymph node metastasis of breast cancer (one case: 4%). In this study, we present a "Home Index" as an indicator to evaluate a patient's quality of life, and investigated the efficacy and problem of SEMS.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Gastroenterology, Iwaki Kyouritsu General Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yonechi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamagiwa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagase
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kashimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D015607:Stents / Q000592:standards*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*