BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Endoscopic palliative treatment may be effective in the management of @entity1084 . However, experience in this area is limited, and the techniques vary widely. In this retrospective study, a uniform technique using nearly identical self-expandable metal stents was employed to assess technical feasibility, safety, and outcome. @entity1 AND METHODS: Eight @entity1 presenting with clinical findings of @entity1084 confirmed by upper gastrointestinal radiography underwent endoscopic placement of expandable metal stents. All @entity1 had primary or metastatic malignancy involving the pylorus or duodenum. Endoscopic and Gastrografin-enhanced upper gastrointestinal radiographic evaluations were carried out immediately after stent placement. Complications and clinical outcomes were assessed in each @entity1 . RESULTS: Five @entity1 had extrinsic compression of the descending duodenum due to @entity788 , two had pyloric stenosis from @entity5 , and one @entity1 had primary @entity5 . Stent placement was successful in all @entity1 , and was followed by clinical improvement. There was one @entity204 within 30 days, related to @entity55 . CONCLUSION: Endoscopic self-expandable stent placement appears to be a reasonable therapeutic alternative in @entity1 with @entity1084 .

Self-expandable metal stents for XXXX : a modified technique.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'PATIENTS'] @entity788 :: ('MESH:D010190', 'Disease') :: ['pancreatic cancer'] @entity55 :: ('MESH:D011014', 'Disease') :: ['pneumonia'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['duodenal cancer', 'metastatic cancer'] @entity1084 :: ('MESH:D017219', 'Disease') :: ['gastric outlet obstruction', 'malignant gastric outlet obstruction'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death']
@entity1084 :: (MESH:D017219,Disease) :: ['malignant gastric outlet obstruction']
