Research Article
Comparison of Efficacy of Self-Expandable Metallic Stent Placement in the Unresectable Esophageal Cancer Patients
Table 6
Relationships of complications and lesion location (
times, number (%)).
| | Ce, Ut
| Mt
| Lt, Ae
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| Chest pain※ | 4 (33.3) | 16 (32.0) | 8 (27.6) | Nausea※ | 0 | 2 (4.0) | 0 | Hiccup※ | 2 (16.7) | 0 | 0 | Gastroesophageal reflux※ | 1 (8.3) | 4 (8.0) | 5 (17.2) | Recurrent dysphagia※ | 0 | 4 (8.0) | 1 (3.4) | Stent migration※ | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.4) | Hemorrhage※ | 0 | 1 (2.0) | 0 | Perforation※ | 0 | 1 (2.0) | 1 (3.4) | Airway narrowing※ | 1 (16.7) | 1 (2.0) | 0 | Aspiration pneumonia※ | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.4) | Respiratory failure※ | 0 | 2 (4.0) | 0 | None | 6 (50.0) | 27 (54.0) | 14 (48.3) |
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Ce: cervical esophagus; Ut: upper thoracic esophagus; Mt: middle thoracic esophagus; Lt: lower thoracic esophagus; Ae: abdominal esophagus. ※There is some overlap.
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