None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. patients with the obstructive symptoms due to unresectable malignant gastric outlet obstruction 2. a Karnofsky performance score of more than 30
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) a history of previous SEMS placement 2) gastrointestinal tract obstruction other than at the gastric outlet 3) severe comorbidities precluding the endoscopic procedure (such as cardiopulmonary disease, sepsis, or a bleeding disorder) 4) a life expectancy of less than 1 month 5) a history of gastric surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the rate of reintervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the rates of different types of stent malfunction (stent migration or stent occlusion due to tumor ingrowth/overgrowth);the stent patency time from the time of placement to the time of restenosis due to stent malfunction, or death;the relationships between chemotherapy and stent malfunction;overall survival time | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Ajou University Hospital