Fluoroscopic-guided stent placement in failed tentative endoscopic approaches to malignant gastroduodenal obstructions

• Published in: Acta radiologica (1987) Vol. 58; no. 8; p. 959
• Main Authors: Kim, Soo Hwan, Song, Ho-Young, Park, Jung-Hoon, Zhou, Wei-Zhong, Cho, Young Chul, Shin, Ji Hoon, Kim, Jin Hyoung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Fluoroscopy; Gastric Outlet Obstruction - diagnostic imaging; Gastric Outlet Obstruction - pathology; Gastric Outlet Obstruction - surgery; Humans; Male; Metals; Middle Aged; Radiography, Interventional; Retrospective Studies; Stents; Stomach Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Stomach Neoplasms - pathology; Stomach Neoplasms - surgery; Treatment Outcome; dysphagia; endoscopy; duodenal obstruction; Stents; gastric outlet obstruction

Background Fluoroscopic or endoscopic placement of metallic stents is used as a safe, non-surgical, palliative treatment option for malignant gastroduodenal obstructions. However, endoscopic stent placement is not always feasible, due to the tight or tortuous stricture of the obstructed area and ins...