Comparison of Efficacy of Self-Expandable Metallic Stent Placement in the Unresectable Esophageal Cancer Patients

Figure 3

(a) CT findings before stent placement. Two months after chemoradiotherapy, the tumor located in the middle thoracic esophagus had invaded the trachea. (b) CT findings after Niti-S ultrathin stent placement (arrow). The membranous portion of the trachea did not transform (arrowhead).

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