目的评价食管金属支架在改善晚期食管癌病人生活质量的作用。
Objective To evaluate therapeutic effect of membrane covered self expanding metallic stent for advanced esophageal carcinoma.
在X线引导下置入食管金属支架，术后密切随访观察临床疗效和并发症。
The esophageal metallic stent was placed under the guidance of X-ray, and the clinical effectiveness as well as complications were closely observed during follow-up after stenting.
结论：食管金属支架能有效治疗良恶性食管狭窄和食管气管瘘，提高患者的生活质量。
Conclusions: the benign and malignant esophageal stenosis, and esophago-tracheal fistula can be treated with esophageal metallic stent effectively, and the patients' quality of life is much improved.
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