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

Table 5

Relationships of the chest pain and the period from chemoradiotherapy (60 Gy) completion to stent insertion ( patients).

Period from CRT to insertion (days)	1–30	31–60	61 and above
Gender
Male	6	4	10
Female	0	0	0
Age
Median	64.8	64.6	65.9
Tumor location
Ce, Ut	2	0	2
Mt	3	3	5
Lt, Ae	1	1	3
Reason for intubation
Stenosis	5	2	7
Fistula	1	2	3
Type of SEMS
Z	2	1	1
UF	4	3	8
NS	0	0	1
Chest pain (%)	5/6 (83.3)	2/4 (50.0)	3/10 (30.0)

CRT: chemoradiotherapy; Ce: cervical esophagus; Ut: upper thoracic esophagus; Mt: middle thoracic esophagus; Lt: lower thoracic esophagus; Ae: abdominal esophagus; Z: Cook-Z stent; UF: Ultraflex stent; NS: Niti-S stent; .