Patient-Reported Long-Term Outcome is Superior After Treatment with Self-Expanding Metallic Stents in Esophageal Perforations.
M WalterstenMagnus SundbomPublished in: Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society (2020)
In contrast to stenting, surgical treatment was associated with involuntary, and worrisome, weight loss as well as reduced quality of life. We therefore believe that self-expanding metallic stents should be used when possible in treating benign esophageal perforations.