Treatment of malignant gastric outlet obstruction with endoscopically placed self-expandable metal stents
Gaidos JK, Draganov PV. Treatment of malignant gastric outlet obstruction with endoscopically placed self-expandable metal stents. World Journal Of Gastroenterology 2009, 15: 4365-4371. PMID: 19764086, PMCID: PMC2747055, DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.4365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic stent placementStent placementMalignant gastric outlet obstructionSelf-expandable metal stentsGastric outlet obstructionMajority of patientsMalignant gastroduodenal obstructionPrimary therapeutic modalityConsideration patient preferencesAbdominal distentionObstructive symptomsOral dietShorter hospitalGastroduodenal obstructionOutlet obstructionPalliative treatmentSurgical bypassSymptomatic improvementMedical oncologistsOral intakeSurgical optionsDuodenal carcinomaEndoscopic stentingPatient preferencesStent occlusion