[Anesthesia characteristics in the surgical treatment of esophageal injuries].

On the grounds of the experience with 198 operations for esophageal injuries the author substantiates the importance and necessity of a perfect anesthesia in time of the operation. 95 patients were operated upon under general anesthesia and 103--under local narcosis. Peculiarities of the local and general anesthetization are emphasyzed and the indications for each type of narcosis are defined.