Palliative Treatment of Unresectable Esophagogastric Junction Tumors: Balloon Dilation Combined with Chemotherapy and/or Radiation Therapy and Metallic Stent Placement

The treatment strategies seem to be reasonable for palliative therapy in patients with malignant esophagogastric junction obstructions. However, further investigations are needed to minimize the drawbacks of the methods and to determine optimal treatments in patients with unresectable malignant esophagogastric junction obstructions.