Keywords
Esophageal cancer
Gastroesophageal reflux
Palliative care
Submitted : 2025-05-05
Accepted : 2025-05-20
Published : 2025-06-04
Abstract
As an emerging treatment, esophageal anti-reflux stent has gradually become the palliative treatment of choice for many digestive diseases due to its features of low trauma, high safety, and conformity to the physiological and anatomical structure of the esophagus. This study presents a review of the latest clinical progress of esophageal anti-reflux stents to provide theoretical references for subsequent studies.
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