Description of patient cohort with stent treatment.

Description of patients with SEMS (Self Expandible Metal Stent) treatment: Tabular description of patients characteristics, particularly average age, sex, duration of Stent in situ and diseases etiology; EtOH = Ethanol. HCC = hepatocellular carcinoma (possible multiple mentions in disease etiology), OV = isolated esophageal distribution of varicose. GOV I/II = combined esophageal and gastric distribution of varicose. Small hiatal hernia: Hernia with < 3cm longitudinal diameter. Description of patient cohort with stent treatment.