title: CT appearance of implanted esophageal stents.
abstract: Three different types of esophageal stents, the Z-stent, Ultraflex, and Wall-stent, exhibit different shapes on CT, which may suggest a difference in the radial forces applied by each of the stents. CT is useful for displaying the relationship between an esophageal stent and adjacent structures and complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ashida
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed