1998年6月～2000年1月,我院对16例无手术适应证或拒绝手术的晚期食管、贲门癌患者在内镜下行记忆合金支架置入术,收到满意疗效,现报告如下。1　资料与方法11　临床资料　男性13例,女性3例,平均年龄677岁(62～81岁),组织病理学证实鳞癌12例,腺癌4例;治疗前吞咽困难按Ｓｔｒｏｌ From June 1998 to January 2000, 16 patients with advanced esophageal and cardia cancers who had no indication of surgery or refused surgery were treated with endoscopic memory alloy stent placement and received satisfactory results. The report is as follows. 1 Materials and Methods 11 Clinical data 13 males and 3 females, mean age 677 years (62-81 years old), 12 histologically confirmed squamous cell carcinomas and 4 adenocarcinomas;