title: A comprehensive review of esophageal stents.
abstract: Esophageal stents are important tools for palliative treatment of inoperable esophageal malignancies. With the development of multiple self-expandable stents, there are now several therapeutic options for managing benign and malignant esophageal diseases. This paper discusses the various types of esophageal stents currently available, indications for their placement, challenges and complications that gastroenterologists face when placing these stents, and some of the innovations that will become available in the near future.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Hindy is a GI Fellow, Mr. Hong is a Fourth-Year Medical Student, Dr. Lam-Tsai is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, and Dr. Gress is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, all at State University of New York Health Science Center in Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hindy
authors.forename: Jinwha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Yvette
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lam-Tsai
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gress
keywords: Esophageal stents; benign esophageal strictures; esophageal cancer; malignant esophageal strictures