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Endoscopic placement of metal stent is an established palliative method for advanced inoperable cases of carcinoma oesophagus. Although various types of prosthesis are available, but the recent development of self-expandable metal stents has gained popularity because of less procedure related complications. We present the technique and result of ultraflex self-expandable metal stenting, which was placed by us in a small series of six patients successfully.
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Khanna, S., Khanna, S. Endoscopic self-expandable metal stenting for advanced carcinoma oesophagus: A better palliative prospective. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 58, 22–26 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907733
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