title: Self-expandable metallic stents in oesophago-respiratory fistulas treatment in neoplasms - case reports and literature review.
abstract: Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) insertion to the oesophagus is the method of choice in palliative treatment of malignant oesophago-respiratory fistulas (ERF). ERF evolve as a result of 0.2-5% of advanced oesopghageal or lung cancer. They also appear after radiotherapy. EFR are serious and lethal complications. SEMS insertion is an effective, safe, technically simple and minimally invasive solution. Potential complications of SEMS include thoracic pain, bleeding, perforation, stent migration, tumour overgrowth or ingrowth and food bolus impaction. The article presents three cases of patients with advanced lung cancer with EFR subjected to SEMS insertion procedure in our centre.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterological Ward of District Specialist Hospital Latawiec in Świdnica, Poland. witek.mar@wp.pl.
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Marczyński
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pająk
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komandowska
authors.forename: Izabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nikiel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents / Q000145:classification; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy