Palliation with Oesophageal Metal Stent of Pseudoachalasia from Gastric Carcinoma at the Cardia: A Case Report

Table 1

Clinical course of patients with expandable metal stents for achalasia or pseudoachalasia (from reference 25, modified).

Age	Sex	Diagnosis	Dilation	Botox	Metal Stent	Duration	Follow-up/death
86	M	acha	x6	not done	Wallstent I	2 days	proximal stent migration
80	M	acha	x4	x2	Wallstent I	3 months	stent stenosis
81	F	acha	x6	not done	Wallstent I	6 months	stent occlusion by food bolus
81	F	acha	x2	x2	Wallstent II	2 weeks	proximal stent occlusion
31	F	pseudoacha	x3	x2	Gianturco Rosch	slipped	oesophageal cancer metastasis/death
81	F	pseudoacha	x3	x2	Wallstent II	2 weeks	myocardial infarction/death