Efficacy of a higher-flexibility duodenal stent for palliation of gastric outlet obstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background and study aims

Duodenal self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) placement is a common palliative treatment for malignant gastric outlet obstruction symptoms (GOOS). The higher flexibility of the WallFlex Duodenal Soft stent aims to ease stent placement and reduce adverse events (AE). This descriptive study compared the WallFlex Soft stent with other duodenal SEMS designs with regard to efficacy and safety.

Patients and methods

Patients receiving the WallFlex Duodenal Soft stent as first-line treatment for GOOS were included in a prospective cohort (2019-2023). A retrospective cohort (1998-2019) with patients treated with other duodenal SEMS designs as first-line treatment for GOOS was used for comparison.

Results

In the prospective cohort, 11 patients were tr

SUBMITTER: Kapteijn NEA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11922175 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature