Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2018; 24(28): 3192-3197
Published online Jul 28, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i28.3192
Regulating migration of esophageal stents - management using a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube: A case report and review of literature
Hisaho Sato, Kaoru Ishida, Shusaku Sasaki, Masahiro Kojika, Shigeatsu Endo, Yoshihiro Inoue, Akira Sasaki
Hisaho Sato, Masahiro Kojika, Shigeatsu Endo, Yoshihiro Inoue, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate 020-0023, Japan
Kaoru Ishida, Shusaku Sasaki, Masahiro Kojika, Akira Sasaki, Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate 020-0023, Japan
Shigeatsu Endo, Morioka Yuai Hospital, Morioka, Iwate 020-0834, Japan
Author contributions: Sato H, Kojika M, Endo S and Inoue Y designed the report; Ishida K, Sasaki S collected the patient’s clinical data; Sato H, Kojika M and Sasaki A wrote the paper.
Informed consent statement: The patients and their families were offered written explanations prior to the start of the treatment, and they provided consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Correspondence to: Masahiro Kojika, MD, Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate 020-0023, Japan. kojimasa@iwate-med.ac.jp
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Received: April 19, 2018
Peer-review started: April 19, 2018
First decision: May 30, 2018
Revised: June 17, 2018
Accepted: June 27, 2018
Article in press: June 27, 2018
Published online: July 28, 2018
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Core Tip

Core tip: Here, we report two cases of stent migrations that were managed using Sengstaken-Blakemore tubes, which prevented complete migration to the stomach. The correction of the stent position was easy, and did not require endoscopic guidance. By regulating the stents, nutrition management became possible through a nasoenteric feeding tube. Both patients were discharged after oral ingestion became possible.