title: Gastrointestinal stenting: Current status and imaging features.
abstract: The use of stents in the gastrointestinal tract has been subjected to major changes. Initially, the use of stents was restricted to malignant strictures in patients with metastatic disease. But thanks to reduction of the morbidity and mortality rates, they are now used with curative intention and in patients with benign diseases after careful selection. However, for patients presenting with colon obstruction due to an advanced colon carcinoma, the mortality and morbidity are still high. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of indications, techniques and further developments of the stents in the gastrointestinal tract and to highlight the predominant role of multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) in the detection of potential complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France. Electronic address: bricemalgras@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Malgras
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lo Dico
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pautrat
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal and Interventional Imaging, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France; Sorbonne Paris Cité, université Diderot - Paris 7, 10, avenue de Verdun, 75010 Paris, France; UMR Inserm 965, hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dohan
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal and Interventional Imaging, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boudiaf
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France; Sorbonne Paris Cité, université Diderot - Paris 7, 10, avenue de Verdun, 75010 Paris, France; UMR Inserm 965, hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pocard
authors.affiliation: Department of Abdominal and Interventional Imaging, hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75475 Paris cedex 10, France; Sorbonne Paris Cité, université Diderot - Paris 7, 10, avenue de Verdun, 75010 Paris, France; UMR Inserm 965, hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soyer
mesh_terms: D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D015607:Stents
keywords: Gastrointestinal intervention; Iatrogenic complications; Stents