BACKGROUND: Malignant @entity1084 ( @entity1084 ) is a pre-terminal event in the natural history of @entity356 . The use of endoscopic placement of self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) is a less invasive alternative palliative option for these @entity1 . This is the first study in Southeast Asia to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of endoscopic SEMS placement in @entity1 with malignant @entity1084 . METHODS: A retrospective review of our department's database in endoscopic SEMS placement for the treatment of malignant @entity1084 was performed. Twenty-four @entity1 with advanced or metastatic malignancy that underwent placement of SEMS for treatment of malignant @entity1084 between January 2003 and July 2013 were analysed. The @entity1084 severity score was used as an objective means of assessing @entity1 ' oral intake. RESULTS: Technical success rate was 100%. All @entity1 resumed oral intake of liquids within the same day of stent placement. Clinical success was achieved in 21 @entity1 (87.5%). There was a significant improvement of @entity1084 severity score from 0.62        1.0 (mean        standard deviation) before stent placement to 2.04        0.86 after stent placement (P   <   0.001). Complication rate was 12.5%. Stent-related complications observed include stent migration (two @entity1 ) and @entity5 ingrowth (one @entity1 ). Serious complications such as @entity360 or perforation did not occur in any @entity1 . The median survival after stent placement was 57 days (95% confidence interval, 12.2-101.8 days). None of the @entity1 died from stent-related complications. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic SEMS placement is a minimally invasive, safe and effective option for the palliation of malignant @entity1084 .

Endoscopic self-expandable metallic stenting for palliation of malignant XXXX in Southeast Asia.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumour'] @entity1084 :: ('MESH:D017219', 'Disease') :: ['gastric outlet obstruction', 'GOO'] @entity360 :: ('MESH:D006471', 'Disease') :: ['gastrointestinal haemorrhage'] @entity356 :: ('MESH:D013274', 'Disease') :: ['gastric and pancreaticobiliary cancers']
@entity1084 :: (MESH:D017219,Disease) :: ['gastric outlet obstruction']
