Research Article
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 (%)).
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| CRT※
| RT
| CT※
| Others※
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| 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) |
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CRT: chemoradiotherapy; RT: radiotherapy; CT: chemotherapy. ※There is some overlap.
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