PALLIATIVE TREATMENT OF THE ESOPHAGEAL-CARCINOMA

For palliative endoscopic treatment of malignant dysphagia many differ ent techniques are practiced. The differentiated usage of all techniqu es depending on the characteristics of the tumor leads to a good resul t with favorable costs. The following differentiated palliative regime n is presented: in the cervical part of the esophagus laser therapy or stent implantation are used, depending on the type of tumor growth. I n the center section and the distal part of the esophagus usually pall iative endoscopic pertubation is performed. If the stenosis is very so ft and shea a stent is implanted as alternative. In the gastroesophage al part flexible stents achieve the best results. Alternative laser th erapy can be used.