ABSTRACT

The patients with inaperabi esophageal carcinoma are performed wallstent procedure between January 1994 and April 1995 in our department. The patients who attended at ower policlinics w ith teh complanits of weight lass and dyshagia were etected with barium meal radiographics, endoscopy, abdominal ultrasonography, thoracal computed tomography and magnetic resonance ımaging. In detected cases, 12 of which determined as inoperabl, the wallsetent is applied with the aim of relieving the patient's dysphagia complaint especially. W e applied one wallstent to six patients, other six are performed to have two wallstents because the infiltrated segment was langer than the size of the stent or the first stent moved along the borders of the infiltrated segment. W e conclude that, with the use of the sel{ expanding wallstents, repassage is performed in patients with inaperabi esophageal carsinomas and the results are wery good for the patients.

Keywords: Esophagus neoplasms, Endoprostheses, Esophagus interventional procedure