Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Intubación y dilatación intraluminal
Intraluminal intubation and dilation
A procedure in which a plastic or metal tube is inserted through the mouth into the esophagus (the tube that carries food to the stomach) to keep it open. This procedure may be used during radiation therapy for esophageal cancer.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.