Placement of self-expending metal stents as a paliative treatment of patients with malignant disphagia: A case report and discussion of literature

Self-expanding metal stent placement is an important treatment modality in patients with inoperable tumors and malignant disphagia. In this article we reported a succesfull stent placement in a patient with esophageal tumor causing disphagia and aimed to discuss this current approach.

Malign disfajilerin palyatif tedavisinde self-expanding metal stent uygulamasý: Olgu sunumu ve literatür eþliðinde deðerlendirme

Malign disfajilerin tedavisinde, Self-Expanding Metal Stent (kendiliðinden geniþleyen metal stent) uygulamasý inoperahl hastalarda önemli bir tedavi modalitesi olarak kullanýlmaktadýr. Biz kliniðimizde ösefagus tümörü tanýsýyla, disfajisi bulunan bir hastaya baþarýlý bir þekilde uygulanan steýýt uygulamasýnýn bildirerek, bu güncel yaklaþýmý literatür eþliðinde irdelemeyi amaçladýk.