Andressa A Machado, Bruno C Martins, Iatagan R Josino, André T C Chen, Carlos B C Hong, Alisson L D R Santos, Gustavo R A Lima, Martin A C Cordero, Adriana V Safatle-Ribeiro, Caterina Pennacchi, Carla C Gusmon, Gustavo A Paulo, Luciano Lenz, Marcelo S Lima, Elisa R Baba, Fábio S Kawaguti, Ricardo S Uemura, Rubens A A Sallum, Ulysses Ribeiro, Fauze Maluf-Filho
Self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) are considered the treatment of choice for the palliation of dysphagia and fistulas in inoperable esophageal neoplasms. However, the safety of SEMSs in patients who received or who will be submitted to radiotherapy (RT) is uncertain. The study aimed to evaluate the impact of RT on adverse events (AEs) in patients with esophageal cancer with SEMSs. This is a retrospective study conducted at a tertiary cancer hospital from 2009 to 2018. We collected information regarding RT, the histological type of the tumor, the model of SEMSs and AEs after stent placement...
April 10, 2023: Diseases of the Esophagus: Official Journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus