Comment choisir la bonne prothèse œsophagienne?
- Resource Type
- Original Paper
- Authors
- Laugier, R.; Tuvignon, N.
- Source
- Acta Endoscopica. October 2006 36(5):739-747
- Subject
- œsophage
prothèses en métal autoexpansibles
oesophagus
self-expandable metal stents (SEMS)
- Language
- French
- ISSN
- 0240-642X
1958-5454
Summary:Esophageal stents exist for decades now, but have taken a rapidly growing place, these last years. This rapid development is related to the replacement of old plastic non expandable stents by new selfexpanding metal stents (SEMS) less rigid and of greater size. This change was associated with a decreased mortality and morbidity together with an increased efficiency [1, 2].