| Complications and lessons learned from 10 years of expandable gastrointestinal prostheses. | |
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PMID: 10436353 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Initially inserted percutaneously for malignant biliary stenoses, expandable gastrointestinal prostheses have evolved as primary treatment for malignant dysphagia and as an alternative to plastic prostheses for some types of obstructive jaundice. They are also in their infancy as a means to palliate unresectable obstructions of the gastric outlet, small bowel, and colorectum. Despite a decade of development, problems persist and include: maldeployment; inadequate expansion; ingrowth; overgrowth; erosion, and migration. This article outlines some of the problems noted and opportunities to improve this still-evolving technology. |
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Authors:
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R A Kozarek |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) Volume: 17 ISSN: 0257-2753 ISO Abbreviation: Dig Dis Publication Date: 1999 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-10-01 Completed Date: 1999-10-01 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8701186 Medline TA: Dig Dis Country: SWITZERLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 14-22 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash. 98111, USA. gasrak@vmmc.org |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Biliary Tract Neoplasms
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surgery Cholestasis / surgery Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery Esophageal Stenosis / surgery Gastric Outlet Obstruction / surgery Gastrointestinal Diseases / surgery* Humans Intestinal Obstruction / surgery Palliative Care Pliability Postoperative Complications Prosthesis Implantation / methods, trends* Stents / trends* |
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