Introduction: The indications for duodenal stent placement for gastric outlet obstruction caused by gastric cancers remain controversial. We report the case of a patient with inoperable advanced gastric cancer with gastric outlet obstruction in whom oral intake could be prolonged for more than 2 years by duodenal stenting. A 60-year-old man diagnosed as having cStage Ⅳ gastric cancer with liver, peritoneum, and lymph node metastases underwent duodenal stent placement before first-line chemotherapy. After 8 months, the duodenal stent was found to be dislocated in the horizontal part of the duodenum due to tumor shrinkage. It was removed immediately by endoscopy. The patient was able to take a solid diet orally for the next 19 months, while receiving systemic chemotherapy.
Conclusions: Duodenal stent placement proved useful in a patient who showed response to chemotherapy, despite the need for management of late complications. This approach is expected to be a first-line treatment option for gastric outlet obstruction caused by inoperable gastric cancer.