Mean hospitalization time for the first laser esophageal patency was ... A similar cost was calculated for both procedures ( Table 1). The overall cost of stenting per patient was €3.103 and ...

An esophageal stricture is a gradual narrowing ... including dilation therapy with steroid injections or stent placement.

From May 1997 until December 2002, 78 patients underwent placement of 89 highly flexible knitted, self-expanding metal stents (Ultraflex Esophageal Prostheses, Microvasive, Natick, MA, USA).