title: [Stent placement in patients with benign esophageal strictures].
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate results of esophageal stenting for non-neoplastic strictures. A lot of studies proved esophageal stenting for neoplastic strictures to be a safe and effective method of palliative treatment. However, esophageal stenting for non-neoplastic diseases is a matter of controversion. At the Clinic of Thoracic Surgery of Vilnius University during period of 4 years esophageal stenting for non-neoplastic reasons was performed in 12 patients. After the evolution of the results, it was concluded that self-expanding stents were not suitable for the treatment of non-neoplastic esophageal stenosis. Best results have been achieved implanting into esophagus salivary bypass tubs.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of General Thoracic Surgery, Vilnius University, Zygimantu 3, 2001 Vilnius, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Vygantas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gruslys
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects