Tina Park, MD
Ali Khan, MD
Frank Gress, MD
Ali Khan, MD
Frank Gress, MD
Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York
The authors report no relevant financial conflicts of interest.
Stents are used as a safe and effective alternative to surgery or repeated endoscopic procedures to improve quality of life for patients with various gastrointestinal (GI) diseases and disorders. This article reviews the use of stents in the GI tract, including esophageal, gastroduodenal, and biliary