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Your healthcare provider can let you know what to expect. The details of your procedure may differ somewhat. It will usually take around an hour. In general, you can expect the following:If you are having conscious sedation, medicine will be given through an IV to make you feel sleepy and relaxed du
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Typically, esophageal stent placement is an outpatient procedure. You will stay for a few hours afterward while your vital signs are watched. Make sure someone is there to drive you home. You will need to take it easy for the rest of the day. In other cases, you may need to stay at the hospital over
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Talk with your healthcare provider about what you should do to get ready. You may have to stop eating and drinking the night before your procedure. Follow your healthcare provider’s instructions about what medicines to take or not take beforehand. Don’t stop taking any medicine unless he or she tell
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Esophageal stent procedures are relatively safe. But they do sometimes cause problems later. These might include:Pain in the esophagusBleeding (usually mild)New hole in the esophagus (rare)Movement of the stentTumor growth into the stentGastroesophageal reflux (GERD or heartburn)There is also a risk
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You might need an esophageal stent for a number of health problems. Traditionally, healthcare providers have most often used esophageal stents to treat esophageal cancer. That is still the most common reason. But these stents are also used to treat:Cancer of the top part of the stomachNarrowing of t
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In an esophageal stent procedure, a tube is placed in your esophagus (throat) to keep open a blocked area. The tube helps you swallow solids and liquids.Your esophagus is the muscular tube connecting the back of your mouth to your stomach. When you swallow, the muscles of your esophagus contract. Th
