Abstract
Background: Temporary placement of self-expandable stents has been increasingly used for the management of benign esophageal diseases. Objective: To evaluate the safety of endoscopic removal of esophageal self-expandable stents placed for the treatment of benign esophageal diseases. Design: Multicenter retrospective study. Setting: Six tertiary care centers in the United States and Europe. Patients: A total of 214 patients with benign esophageal diseases undergoing endoscopic stent removal. Intervention: Endoscopic stent removal. Main Outcome Measurements: Endoscopic techniques for stent removal, time to stent removal, and adverse events related to stent removal. Results: A total of 214 patients underwent a total of 329 stent extractions. Stents were mainly placed for refractory strictures (49.2%) and fistulae (49.8%). Of the removed stents, 52% were fully covered self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMSs), 28.6% were partially covered self-expandable metal stents (PCSEMSs), and 19.5% were self-expandable plastic stents. A total of 35 (10.6%) procedure-related adverse events were reported, including 7 (2.1%) major adverse events. Multivariate analysis revealed that use of PCSEMSs (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 18-28 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- CI
- confidence interval
- FCSEMS
- fully covered self-expandable metal stent
- interquartile range
- IQR
- odds ratio
- OR
- partially covered self-expandable metal stent
- PCSEMS
- self-expandable metal stent
- self-expandable plastic stent
- SEMS
- SEPS
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gastroenterology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging