The aim of the study was to evaluate results of esophageal stenting for non-neoplastic strictures. A lot of studies proved esophageal stenting for neoplastic strictures to be a safe and effective method of palliative treatment. However, esophageal stenting for non-neoplastic diseases is a matter of controversion. At the Clinic of Thoracic Surgery of Vilnius University during period of 4 years esophageal stenting for non-neoplastic reasons was performed in 12 patients. After the evolution of the results, it was concluded that self-expanding stents were not suitable for the treatment of non-neoplastic esophageal stenosis. Best results have been achieved implanting into esophagus salivary bypass tubs.
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J Cardiothorac Surg
January 2025
Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies vei 65, 5021, Bergen, Norway.
Background: A broncho-esophageal fistula (BEF) is a medical and surgical disaster. Treatment of BEF is often limited to palliative stent treatment that may migrate or cause erosions and tissue necrosis. Surgical repair of BEF is the only established definite treatment.
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January 2025
College of New Energy and Materials, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China. Electronic address:
NiTi alloys are an important class of biomaterials with extensive clinical applications such as cardiovascular stents, orthodontic arch-wires, esophageal stents, orthopedic implants and more. However, the long-term implantation of NiTi alloys presents significant challenges due to their susceptibility to wear, corrosion and the excessive release of harmful nickel ions. These factors can severely compromise both the biocompatibility and the overall service life of the implants.
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December 2024
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
Esophageal bronchial fistula after Ivor Lewis esophagectomy is a challenging complication. Surgical treatment is definitive, but it carries high morbidity and mortality, whereas esophageal stents have been shown to be temporary measures. We highlight the case of a patient who was treated with endoluminal wound vacuum therapy.
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January 2025
Interventional Radiology, Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paolo, Brazil.
Purpose: This study assesses the efficacy and safety of Portal Vein Recanalization with Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (PVR-TIPS) in non-cirrhotic patients with chronic portal vein occlusion (CPVO), cavernomatous transformation, and symptomatic portal hypertension (PH) and/or portal vein thrombotic progression.
Material And Methods: Medical records of 21 non-cirrhotic patients with CPVO and portal cavernoma undergoing PVR-TIPS were analyzed. Hemodynamic (intraprocedural reduction in portosystemic pressure gradient), clinical (data on gastrointestinal bleeding, abdominal pain, ascites, and presence of esophageal varices from imaging exams) and technical success (PVR-TIPS) assessed efficacy.
JTCVS Open
December 2024
Department of Thoracic and Endocrine Surgery, Centre Jean Perrin, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Objective: The study objective was to assess the efficacity of different surgical strategies for atrioesophageal fistula after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Methods: Between January 2010 and April 2023, all patients with a diagnosis of atrioesophageal fistula or pericardo-esophageal fistula after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation were analyzed retrospectively from the French database EPITHOR. Patients without surgical management were excluded.
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