Analysis of factors influencing the clinical outcome of patients with malignant dysphagia treated by self-expanding metal stents

Placement of self-expanding metal stent (ESMS) is a standard of care for palliative treatment of malignant dysphagia (MD) of the esophagus and gastric cardia. For improving outcomes, it is important to indentify factors that can influence the occurrence of complications and the survival of patients (pts). The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of patient- and stent-related factors bearing potential impact on the outcome of patients with MD treated by ESMS placement. Patients and Methods: We conducted a retrospective study involving 35 consecutive pts (mean age=60 y, male=63%) who underwent ESEMS plac…