title: Permanent indwelling Celestin tubes in malignant esophageal strictures.
abstract: Eighteen patients with unresectable carcinoma of the esophagus were surgically intubated with the Celestin tube. Twelve patients (66.7%) had good palliation and relief of dysphagia. The operation mortality rate was 16.7%, which is in accordance with figures reported for endoscopic intubation of malignant strictures of the esophagus.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002299:Cardia; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications