Self-expandable metallic stents in oesophago-respiratory fistulas treatment in neoplasms - case reports and literature review.

Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) insertion to the oesophagus is the method of choice in palliative treatment of malignant oesophago-respiratory fistulas (ERF). ERF evolve as a result of 0.2-5% of advanced oesopghageal or lung cancer.