New data in the management of digestive steroses

The report is a review of the perendoscopic methods of treatment of stenoses at the level of the digestive tract and of the excretion canals of the annex glands. After a short description of the methods as well as of the necessary equipment, the authors discuss the indications according to the etiology of stenoses. The indications and contraindications are enumerated and an estimation is made of the therapeutic efficiency of the endoscopic methods as compared with the classical surgical methods. Emphasis is laid on the therapeutic advantages of the endoscopic palliative methods as an alternative to the surgical methods.