Outcomes of patients with malignant duodenal obstruction after receiving self-expandable metallic stents: A single center experience.

Tien-Hsin WeiBing-Wei YePei-Shan WuChung-Pin LiYee ChaoPei-Chang LeeYi-Hsiang HuangKuei-Chuan LeeMing-Chih Hou

Published in: PloS one (2022)

SEMS is a safe and effective treatment for MDO. Chemotherapy after SEMS implantation improve the survival for these patients and a longer length of stenosis predicts higher mortality.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
squamous cell carcinoma
risk factors
patient reported outcomes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
radiation therapy
combination therapy
replacement therapy
free survival