Treatment Options For Dysphagia

Stent Placement

With performing a stent placement, the doctor inserts a flexible tube into the patient's esophagus. The tube will enable the narrowed area to remain open. Some research suggests stent insertion can be helpful in treating dysphagia. In a 2009 study, palliative stenting was shown to improve dysphagia in inoperable esophageal cancer subjects. Appetite was improved as well. In a study published in 2014, malignant dysphagia subjects were treated with stent featuring anti-migration features. The stent helped eliminate dysphagia for over half a year for most of the subjects.

Several complications of an esophageal stent include nausea, respiratory tract compression, gastroesophageal reflux, chest pain, and stent malposition. These complications were recorded for evaluation in a 2012 study.

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