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

Table 4

Relationships between complications and prior treatment ( times, number (%)).

	None	CRT^※	RT	CT^※	Others^※
Chest pain^※	2 (15.4)	15 (29.4)	1 (100)	8 (34.8)	4 (25.0)
Nausea^※	0	1 (2.0)	0	1 (4.3)	0
Hiccup^※	0	1 (2.0)	0	1 (4.3)	0
Gastroesophageal reflux^※	2 (15.4)	0	0	2 (8.7)	0
Recurrent dysphagia^※	2 (15.4)	1 (2.0)	0	1 (4.3)	1 (6.3)
Stent migration^※	0	1 (2.0)	0	0	0
Hemorrhaging^※	0	0	0	1 (4.3)	0
Perforation^※	1 (7.7)	1 (2.0)	0	0	0
Airway narrowing^※	1 (7.7)	0	0	0	1 (6.3)
Aspiration pneumonia^※	0	0	0	1 (4.3)	0
Respiratory failure^※	1 (7.7)	1 (2.0)	0	0	0
None	6 (46.2)	27 (52.9)	0	13 (56.5)	9 (56.3)

CRT: chemoradiotherapy; RT: radiotherapy; CT: chemotherapy. ^※There is some overlap.