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Article Dans Une Revue Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics Année : 2007

Double stenting of oesophagus and airways in palliative treatment of patients with oesophageal cancer is efficient but associated with a high morbidity.

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BACKGROUND: Double stenting of oesophagus and airways may be required in palliative treatment of patients with locally advanced oesophageal cancer. AIM: To assess feasibility, efficacy and complications occurring in patients with locally advanced oesophageal cancer receiving both oesophagus and airways stenting. METHODS: In one single centre between 1997 and 2005, among 180 patients with locally advanced oesophageal cancer treated by the palliative placement of a self-expanding metal stent, patients requiring double stenting of oesophagus and airways were identified. Clinical efficacy, complications and survival were retrospectively collected. RESULTS: Fifteen patients (8.3% of 180) required a double stenting at follow-up. Symptomatic efficacy of oesophagus and airways stenting was 86.7% for dysphagia and 100% for dyspnoea. Median survival after the second stent insertion was 99 days. Life-threatening early complications occurred in three patients after double stenting (20%), including two deaths following oesophageal perforation and massive haemoptysis, respectively. Procedure-related mortality was 13.3%. CONCLUSIONS: Double stenting of oesophagus and airways is feasible in patients with locally advanced oesophageal cancer, with a relevant clinical efficacy. However, early major complications including procedure-related death may occur in as many as 20% of patients. This treatment should be reserved to very selected patients with severe symptoms and end-stage disease.

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Cancer

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inserm-00476442 , version 1 (26-04-2010)

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Stéphane Lecleire, Michel Antonietti, Frédéric Di Fiore, Emmanuel Ben-Soussan, Suzanna Bota, et al.. Double stenting of oesophagus and airways in palliative treatment of patients with oesophageal cancer is efficient but associated with a high morbidity.. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2007, 25 (8), pp.955-63. ⟨10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03280.x⟩. ⟨inserm-00476442⟩
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