The Use of Self-Expanding Silicone Stents in Esophagectomy Strictures: Less Cost and More Efficiency

In patients who do not respond to initial dilation, placement of removable esophageal stent at the second dilation leads to improved quality of life and dysphagia relief. Early use of a removable esophageal stent is significantly more cost-efficient when two or more esophageal dilations are avoided.