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[Sealing of tracheoesophageal fistula using Sigma covered mental stents].
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi
December 2009
Minimal Invasive Tumor Therapy Center, Bejing Coal General Hospital, Bejing 100028, China.
Objective: To explore the possibilities and efficiency of Sigma covered stents for the treatment of tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF).
Methods: Between 2006 and 2009, 10 Sigma covered mental stents had been placed by guidance of bronchoscopy and/or fluoroscopy in 8 patients with 9 tracheoesophageal fistulas. Among them, 7 fistulas were caused by cancer and 2 by mechanical damage.