[The palliative intubation of malignant esophageal stenoses by means of a spiral tube. Indications--technic--results].

This is a 15-year-report on experience in the use of a special designed esophageal tube for the treatment of inoperable carcinoma of the esophagus and gastric cardia in 59 patients. Indications and operative procedures are described in detail. The operative mortality was 23.7%. The result was good in 66%, satisfactory in 27%, and poor in 7% of all patients. The longest survival time was 15 months. Complications of the endoesophageal intubation were dislocation, obstruction, penetration, perforation, and bleeding.