[Symptomatic laser endoscopic recanalization in inoperable esophageal cancer].

The results of clinical usage of conventional and original methods of laser endoscopic recanalization in patients with inoperable esophageal cancer were analyzed. It was established, that application of modifications, elaborated in the clinic--combined laser endoscopic recanalization with bougienage and without it have permitted to raise essentially a rate of the complete esophageal recanalization achievement, to reduce a quantity of the procedures needed to restore the tumoral stenotic region passability and to reduce a recanalization course duration.