[Application of intraesophageal stent for the treatment of esophageal fistula].

The results of treatment of 52 patients, suffering esophageal fistula, of them 36--with tumoral origin and 16--due to anastomotic sutures insufficiency, were analyzed. The domestic production stents with partial or complete polytetrafluoroethylene coverage were applied. The stent was put in place under roentgenoscopy guidance according to the authors method. After the stent putting in place for esophagopulmonary fistula, occurred due to esophageal and pulmonary malignancies presence, the patients quality of life have had improved, from the first postoperative day they ingested food per vias naturalis, the respiratory signs severity of food aspiration had lessened, the dyspnea eliminated, the cough lessened and general condition improved. In the patients, suffering postoperative fistula, after the stenting performance, in conditions of anti-inflammatory and desintoxication therapy conduction the esophageal sutures insufficiency signs had subsided or purulent-septic processes have had eliminated, the fistula had closed.