The efficacy of SEMS for malignant upper gastrointestinal stenosis, evaluated by a &quot;home index&quot;

Yonechi, M.; Sato, K.; Saito, Y.; Yamagiwa, T.; Kikuchi, T.; Kamiya, T.; Saito, M.; Nagase, K.; Kashimura, J.; Ikeya, S.; Endo, T.; Nakayama, H.; Sugai, Y.; Yonechi, M; Sato, K; Saito, Y; Yamagiwa, T; Kikuchi, T; Kamiya, T; Saito, M; Nagase, K; Kashimura, J; Ikeya, S; Endo, T; Nakayama, H; Sugai, Y

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The efficacy of SEMS for malignant upper gastrointestinal stenosis, evaluated by a "home index"

Yonechi, M.; Sato, K.; Saito, Y.; Yamagiwa, T.; Kikuchi, T.; Kamiya, T.; Saito, M.; Nagase, K.; Kashimura, J.; Ikeya, S.; Endo, T.; Nakayama, H.; Sugai, Y.

Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 26(Suppl 2): 219-224

1999

ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684

PMID: 10630219

Document Number: 511437

We used a self expandable metalic stent (SEMS) on 24 patients (average age 68.6 years, 20 males, 4 females) with malignant upper gastrointestinal stenosis from August, 1997 to March, 1999. The primary diseases of the 24 patients were gastric cancer (13 cases: 54%), esophageal cancer (10 cases: 42%) and paraesophageal lymph node metastasis of breast cancer (one case: 4%). In this study, we present a "Home Index" as an indicator to evaluate a patient's quality of life, and investigated the efficacy and problem of SEMS.