[Esophageal prosthesis].
Curative surgery of oesophagus cancer is often challenged because of local and regional extension or metastasis or an impaired health in patients often elderly. Authors report result of palliative endoscopic treatment of dysphagia by prothesis in 11 patients. Improvement of dysphagia occurs in all patients. No death occurs by this technic. Global migration is observed in 44% because of low seat in 50% of cases, cardial seat in 25%, and finally important dilatation until 18 mm before putting prothesis. In conclusion, oesophagus prothesis is a palliative treatment that permit an alimentary comfort in patients with oesophagus cancer of 1/3 medium.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D011788:Quality of Life; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures
Prothèses oesophagiennes.