title: [A Case of Removable Self-Expandable Metallic Stent(SEMS)Placement for Gastric Tube Stenosis after Esophageal Cancer Resection].
abstract: A 68-year-old man underwent esophagectomy for early esophageal cancer. Postoperative upper gastrointestinal series and esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed gastric tube stenosis. To improve passage, a removable self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) was placed across the stenotic lesion. Two weeks later, the stent was removed, and passage through the gastric tube improved. The patient has no symptoms of stenosis. A removable SEMS could be an option for the treatment of gastric tube stenosis after esophagectomy.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital.
authors.forename: Yukihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Ryohei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: Akinobu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yasuyama
authors.forename: Chikashi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Watase
authors.forename: Chikato
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hitora
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirota
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikenaga
authors.forename: Junzo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D000069322:Self Expandable Metallic Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome