Kun Yung Kim1, Jiaywei Tsauo1, Ho-Young Song2, Jung-Hoon Park1,3, Eun Jung Jun1, Wei-Zhong Zhou1,4, Min Tae Kim1. 1. Departments of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olymic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea. 2. Departments of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olymic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea. hysong@amc.seoul.kr. 3. Biomedical Engineering Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea. 4. Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the EGIS esophageal stent for treating malignant and benign esophageal strictures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data of 73 patients (mean age 63.0 ± 11.9 years; 66 males) with malignant esophageal stricture and 16 patients (mean age 63.7 ± 9.5 years; 13 males) with benign esophageal stricture who received the EGIS esophageal stent (S&G Biotech, Seongnam, Korea) between October 2010 and April 2016 were obtained from a prospectively maintained electronic database. RESULTS: Technical and clinical success rates were 100% (89/89). Stent malfunction (i.e., tumor/tissue overgrowth, stent migration, and food impaction) occurred in 20.5% (15/73) and 37.5% (6/16) of patients with malignant and benign esophageal strictures, respectively. Stent migration occurred in five (6.8%) and four (25%) patients with malignant and benign esophageal strictures, respectively. The median follow-up durations in patients with malignant and benign esophageal strictures were 130 [interquartile range (IQR) 76-322] days and 486 (IQR 315-736) days, respectively. Recurrent dysphagia occurred in 14.1% (10/73) and 87.5% (14/16) of patients with malignant and benign esophageal strictures, respectively. The median recurrence-free durations in patients with malignant and benign esophageal strictures were 126 (IQR 69-259) days and 100 (IQR 40-182) days, respectively. CONCLUSION: The EGIS esophageal stent appears to be effective for malignant esophageal strictures, with relatively low rate of stent migration, whereas, for benign esophageal strictures, it seems to be associated with a high rate of recurrent dysphagia, mainly due to stent migration.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the EGIS esophageal stent for treating malignant and benign esophageal strictures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data of 73 patients (mean age 63.0 ± 11.9 years; 66 males) with malignant esophageal stricture and 16 patients (mean age 63.7 ± 9.5 years; 13 males) with benign esophageal stricture who received the EGIS esophageal stent (S&G Biotech, Seongnam, Korea) between October 2010 and April 2016 were obtained from a prospectively maintained electronic database. RESULTS: Technical and clinical success rates were 100% (89/89). Stent malfunction (i.e., tumor/tissue overgrowth, stent migration, and food impaction) occurred in 20.5% (15/73) and 37.5% (6/16) of patients with malignant and benign esophageal strictures, respectively. Stent migration occurred in five (6.8%) and four (25%) patients with malignant and benign esophageal strictures, respectively. The median follow-up durations in patients with malignant and benign esophageal strictures were 130 [interquartile range (IQR) 76-322] days and 486 (IQR 315-736) days, respectively. Recurrent dysphagia occurred in 14.1% (10/73) and 87.5% (14/16) of patients with malignant and benign esophageal strictures, respectively. The median recurrence-free durations in patients with malignant and benign esophageal strictures were 126 (IQR 69-259) days and 100 (IQR 40-182) days, respectively. CONCLUSION: The EGIS esophageal stent appears to be effective for malignant esophageal strictures, with relatively low rate of stent migration, whereas, for benign esophageal strictures, it seems to be associated with a high rate of recurrent dysphagia, mainly due to stent migration.
Authors: Kaveh Barri; Pengcheng Jiao; Qianyun Zhang; Jun Chen; Zhong Lin Wang; Amir H Alavi Journal: Nano Energy Date: 2021-04-16 Impact factor: 19.069