Self-Expandable Metal Stents for Persisting Esophageal Variceal Bleeding after Band Ligation or Injection-Therapy: A Retrospective Study

Martin C. Müller; Thomas Seufferlein; Lukas Perkhofer; Martin Wagner; Alexander Kleger

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0126525

June 22, 2015PLoS ONEOpen Access

Self-Expandable Metal Stents for Persisting Esophageal Variceal Bleeding after Band Ligation or Injection-Therapy: A Retrospective Study

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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of self-expandable metal stents for controlling persistent esophageal variceal bleeding after standard treatment failures.
Evaluated 582 patients with gastrointestinal bleeding from 2011 to 2014, including 82 with esophageal variceal bleeding.
Selected 11 patients who were refractory to standard therapy and received SEMS.
Conducted a retrospective analysis of bleeding control rates and adverse events following SEMS application.
Achieved a 100% initial bleeding control rate after SEMS application.
Observed a 27% mortality rate within 42 days, primarily due to non-hemorrhage-related causes.
Noted 63.6% of patients experienced stent dislocation 24 hours after hemostasis or at stent removal.

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Retrospective analysis shows self-expandable metal stents effectively control bleeding in refractory esophageal variceal cases, indicating potential for broader use.

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