Stent Applications for Palliative Treatment in Advanced Stage Esophageal Cancers

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of patients ().

	(patient)	%
Sex
Male	52	86
Female	8	14
Age (year)
Survival (month)
Stent
Fully covered	10	16.7
Uncovered	50	83.3
Location of mass
Proximal esophageal ca	18	30
Cardioesophageal junction tumor	42	70
Complication
Migration	8	13
Occlusion	4	6
Perforation	1	2