title: Covered self-expandable metallic stents could be used successfully in the palliation of malignant cervical esophageal strictures: preliminary report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the authors' preliminary experience with covered self-expandable metallic stents in the palliation of malignant cervical esophageal strictures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Covered self-expandable metallic stents were placed into the cervical esophagus of 6 patients with malignant cervical esophageal strictures under fluoroscopic guidance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Stent placement was technically successful in all patients, and the mean dysphagia score decreased from 3.3 to 0.5 according to the Ogilvie Dysphagia Scoring. Two patients complained of chest pain, which lasted for 24 to 48 hours. Foreign body sensation disappeared spontaneously within a week in all patients, but one. Migration, dysphagia, or obstruction was not observed in any of the patients during the follow-up period (47 d to 8 mo).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to our limited number of cases, placement of covered self-expandable metallic stents into the cervical esophagus can be performed safely, and significant improvement of dysphagia scores and life quality of patients can be obtained instantly after the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, TDV 29 Mayis Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bayraktar
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bayraktar
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Atasoy
authors.forename: Ilknur
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Erenler
authors.forename: Ibrahim A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boluk
authors.forename: Ozge U
authors.initials: OU
authors.lastname: Bayraktar
authors.forename: Aise
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bayraktar
authors.forename: Osman B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Tortum
authors.forename: Rafet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yigitbasi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D008670:Metals