Radiologic Insertion of a Covered Esophageal Stent Using the Rendezvous Technique: A Case Report

Abstract

In this report, we present a case of a radiotherapy-induced tracheoesophageal fistula treated with the fluoroscopy-guided insertion of a covered stent through the gastrostomy route using both the antegrade and retrograde approaches. The initial antegrade endoscopic and fluoroscopic stent insertion procedure failed due to severe esophageal stricture. Compared to the endoscopic approaches, fluoroscopy-guided radiologic procedures are generally less invasive and more successful because they allow for a better understanding of the anatomy outside the lumen during the procedure and enable the use of devices with smaller diameters.

Keywords

• tracheoesophageal fistula
• stent
• gastrostomy
• fluoroscopy
• interventional radiology