Plastic-covered metallic endoprostheses in the management of oesophageal perforation in patients with oesophageal carcinoma

Guidelines for the management of oesophageal and gastric cancer

“…Both cuffed silicone (Wilson Cook) prostheses 294 and covered metal stents 302 have been used successfully in this situation with 100% success and no procedure related mortality.…”

Oesophageal stenting

“…Covered SEMS avoid spillage of saliva and other secretions between the stent and oesophageal wall helping prevent continued contamination, but they should be inserted early before severe ischaemia occurs [154,161,162]. The radial force exerted by the stent can exacerbate the ischaemia, such that stents with a weak radial force (e.g.…”

The Role of Self-Expanding Metallic Endoprostheses in Esophageal Strictures

“…Technical success in fluoroscopic stent placement is nearly 100%, [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] with improvement in dysphagia in 90 to 100% of patients. Long-term palliation 23 is achieved in over 80% of patients.…”

“…Covered metallic stents have also been shown to effectively treat perforation or fistulation associated with malignant dysphagia. 19,20…”