A Comparison of Two Expandable Metal Stents for the Palliation of Malignant Esophageal Disease
Recruiting
- Conditions
- 10017991malignant esophageal stenosis / esophageal narrowing and malignant esophageal fistulas
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Patients, 18 years of age and older, referred for stent placement for malignant esophageal disease
Exclusion Criteria
Location of lesions at less than 4 cm from upper gastro-intestinal sphincter.
Lesions longer than 9 cm. Patients who are unable to undergo endoscopy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>• To compare the reintervention rate</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>• To compare the procedural failure rate.<br /><br>• To compare the early functional failure rate.<br /><br>• To compare the procedure related complications.<br /><br>• To compare the recurrence rate of dysphagia / esophageal leakage<br /><br>• To compare the survival rate. </p><br>