The oesophageal metallic stenting – A new palliative treatment of malignant oesophageal stenoses and broncho-oesophageal fistulas

Recently the oesophageal metallic stenting has become a new palliative treatment of inoperable malignant stenoses and broncho-oesophageal fistulas. Our initial experiences in this field are demonstrating. Patients and method: 5 patients (49–73 years) were treated with self-expanding metallic oesophageal stents from March 2003. – Jan. 2004. Two of them had stenotising oesophageal carcinoma, 3 patients had malignant stenosis because of pulmonary or mediastinal tumour compression. 2 of the patients had broncho-oesophageal fistula. Results: The oesophageal stenosis was dilated in 4 patients with Bougie technique to…