Viazis, NVassiliadis, KKaramanolis, D. G.Saveriadis, AA self expandable metal stent was placed in a patient with corrosive esophageal stricture as a temporary measure so that he could be fed until the time he would be operated. One month later the stent was already embedded in the esophageal wall and could not be removed. Despite some reports suggesting that endoscopic removal of esophageal metal stents is feasible, our case indicates that they should rather be considered as irretrievable and should be generally avoided in cases of benign esophageal stenoses. Key words: benign esophageal stricture; expandable metal stent; endoscopic removalapplication/pdfhttp://www.annalsgastro.gr/index.php/annalsgastro/article/view/538engHellenic Society of Gastroenterology1792-74631108-7471Annals of Gastroenterology; Volume 19, No 4 (2006)Endoscopic removal of esophageal expandable metal stents:is it really feasible?info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion2007-04-12Δημοσίευση σε περιοδικόPublication in journalΓαστροεντερολογίαGastroenterologyisi -Gastroenterology & Hepatology covers resources on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pathology of the digestive system. This category includes specific resources on the prognosis and treatment of digestive diseases; stomach ulcers; metabolic, genetic, infectious and chemically induced diseases of the liver; colitis; diseases of the pancreas and diseases of the rectum.Επιστημονικό άρθροScientific articleΕλληνική Γαστροεντερολογική ΕταιρίαGreek Aggregator OpenArchives.gr | National Documentation Centre (EKT)other