食管癌患者就诊时大都因病期较晚、失去剖胸条件或在手术探查时发现肿瘤广泛外侵,不能进行切除治疗。为了解除这类晚期年老、体衰病员的严重吞咽困难,本院自1962年12月至1964年1月采用了食管腔内插管术作为姑息性减状治疗共28例。兹就该手术的临床价值、适应证和手术方法提出报导。 Most patients with esophageal cancer are unable to undergo resection because of the late stage of illness, loss of thoracoabrasive conditions, or extensive invasion of the tumor during surgical exploration. In order to relieve the severe dysphagia of these late-aged and severely ill patients, the hospital used the esophageal cavity intubation as a palliative treatment in 28 cases from December 1962 to January 1964. We report on the clinical value, indications and surgical methods of the operation.