Antireflux valve self-expanding stent in the treatment of advanced gastroesophageal junction tumors / "Tratamento dos tumores avançados da junção esofagogástrica por prótese auto-expansível com válvula anti-refluxo"

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2005

RESUMO

Background: Placement of stents through the gastroesophageal junction can cause reflux. Objective and methods: Evaluate dysphagia palliation, aspiration symptoms, nutritional parameters and quality of life in 30 patients treated for advanced gastroesophageal junction tumors with a self-expanding metal stent with anti-reflux valve from 2001 to 2004. Results: Dysphagia and regurgitation symptoms improved after placement. There was no changes in heartburn, cough, belching symptoms and also no improvement in nutritional parameters or quality of life. Conclusions: Antireflux valve self-expanding stents was effective in dysphagia palliation, avoided aspiration symptoms and did not affect nutritional parameters or quality of life

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esophagogastric junction prostheses and implants treatment outcome junção esofagogástrica adenocarcinoma/therapy carcinoma de células escamosas/terapia resultado de tratamento carcinoma squamous cell/therapy próteses e implantes adenocarcinoma/terapia

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