Self-Expandable Stents in the Gastrointestinal Tract

Richard A. Kozarek, MDDigestive Disease Institute, Seattle, WA, USATodd H. Baron, MDMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USAHo-Young Song, MDAsan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea

From the reviews:“This comprehensive and well-illustrated book describes the rapidly evolving field of the use of self-expanding stents in the gastrointestinal tract. … The book is aimed at gastroenterologists, therapeutic endoscopists, interventional radiologists, and GI and thoracic surgeons, whether in training or in practice. … The text is richly illustrated with useful diagrams and color photographs.” (Willem J. de Villiers, Doody’s Review Service, November, 2012)

• History of GI Stenting: Rigid Prostheses in the Esophagus.- History of Bile Duct Stenting: Rigid Prostheses.- History of Self-Expandable Metal and Self-Expandable Plastic Stent Development.- Current Designs of Self-Expanding Stents.- Esophageal Prostheses.- Biliary Self-Expandable Metal Stents.- Enteric Prostheses.- Colonic Prostheses.- Esophageal Stents: Indications and Placement Techniques.- Biliary and Pancreatic Stents: Indications and Placement Techniques.- Enteric Stents: Indications and Placement Techniques.- Colonic Self-Expandable Metal Stents: Indications and Placement Techniques.- Esophageal Stents: Malignancy.- Esophageal Stents: Benign.- Self-Expanding Metallic Stents for Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction.- Biliary Malignancy: Distal.- Benign Biliary Diseases.- Enteral Stents.- Colonic Stents.- Self-Expandable Metal Stents: Transluminal Stents.