| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Retrospective Study |
| Article Title |
Navigating self-expandable metallic stent placement in inoperable esophageal malignancies: A landmark-based technique using the vertebral column and diaphragm
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Mehreen Siyal, Muhammad Asim, Sajida Qureshi, Shahriyar Ghazanfar, Arif R Siddiqui, Naseer Ahmed, Abeer Altaf, Noval Zakaria, Asma Yaseen, Fahad Kakar, Shanil Kadir, Muhammad Khalid Hasan and Saad Khalid Niaz |
| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
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| Corresponding Author |
Saad Khalid Niaz, CCST, FRCP, MRCP, Professor, Gastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Advanced Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, Dr. Ruth K.M. Pfau Civil Hospital, Baba-e-Urdu Road, Karachi 75000, Sindh, Pakistan. saadniaz@yahoo.co.uk |
| Key Words |
Esophageal malignancies; Dysphagia; Malignant esophageal strictures; Self-expandable metallic stent; Vertebral column; Diaphragm; Landmarks; Palliative care |
| Core Tip |
A novel, landmark-based technique for self-expandable metallic stent placement in patients with inoperable esophageal cancer was investigated in this study. By utilizing the vertebral column and diaphragm as anatomical guides, the procedure became more streamlined, cost-effective, and reproducible without compromising safety or technical success. We achieved a 100% success rate and minimal complications in 801 patients, indicating that this approach offers a practical alternative to traditional fluoroscopic or endoscopic guidance, especially in resource-limited settings. |
| Citation |
Siyal M, Asim M, Qureshi S, Ghazanfar S, Siddiqui AR, Ahmed N, Altaf A, Zakaria N, Yaseen A, Kakar F, Kadir S, Hasan MK, Niaz SK. Navigating self-expandable metallic stent placement in inoperable esophageal malignancies: A landmark-based technique using the vertebral column and diaphragm. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2026; In press |
| ISSN |
1948-5190 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright |
© The Author(s) 2026. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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