Role of Esophageal Metal Stents Placement and Combination Therapy in Inoperable Esophageal Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

DiscussionWhile there appears to be no immediate short-term differences, those who live longer than 3  months experience a significant improvement in dysphagia score using a stents combination therapy approach vs stents alone. The combination therapy significantly improves the overall survival as well as showed improvements in quality of life scores. Larger randomized controlled trials are needed t o assess improvements in dysphagia score, overall survival, quality of life, and adverse events.
Source: Digestive Diseases and Sciences - Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: research