Broken Esophageal Stent Successfully Treated by Interventional Radiology Technique

Journal Article · Tue Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-009-9648-X· OSTI ID:21429003

Zelenak, Kamil ^[1]; Mistuna, Dusan; Lucan, Jaroslav ^[2]; Polacek, Hubert ^[1]

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1. University Hospital, Department of Radiology (Slovakia)
2. University Hospital, Department of Surgery (Slovakia)

Esophageal stent fractures occur quite rarely. A 61-year-old male patient was previously treated for rupture of benign stenosis, occurring after dilatation, by implanting an esophageal stent. However, a year after implantation, the patient suffered from dysphagia caused by the broken esophageal stent. He was treated with the interventional radiology technique, whereby a second implantation of the esophageal stent was carried out quite successfully.

• OSTI ID: 21429003
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 33, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-009-9648-x; Copyright (c) 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
FAILURES
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