Bolnik s karcinomom požiralnika z vstavljeno samoraztezno kovinsko opornico : prikaz primera

Abstract

Regulation of nutritional status is one of the main goals in patients with esophageal carcinoma, as it has a significant impact on the course and success of treatment. Due to frequent occurrence of dysphagia and difficulty in oral food intake, it is often necessary to establish an alternative feeding route before starting treatment. Nasogastric- and percutaneous feeding tube have been shown to be superior to self-expandable metal stents in patients on curative treatment. Despite self-stretching metal stents enabling rapid improvement of dysphagia, they are suitable mainly as part of palliative treatment due to frequent, possibly even life-threatening complications. In this paper, a case of esophageal carcinoma patient with an inserted self-expandable metal stent, receiving neoadjuvant treatment, is reported.