【Abstract】 Objective To explore the efficacy of endoscopic placement of esophageal nickeltitanium memory metal band stent for palliative treatment on advanced esophageal cancer with dysphagia and its effects on complications and survivaltime of patients. Methods The clinical data of 85 patients with advanced esophageal cancer in our hospital were analyzed, retrospectively. The patients all received radiotherapy and chemotherapy. 38 patients with dilating bougie placement were included in control group, and 47 patients with endoscopic placement of esophageal nickeltitanium memory metal band stent were included in observation group. The differences in relief of dysphagia symptoms, complications and survival time were compared between the two groups. Results The completion rates of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in observation group and control group were 85.11% and 60.53%, and 89.36% and 68.42% (P＜0.05). At 1 month after placement of dilating bougie/stent, the improvement of Stooler dysphagia grading in observation group was better than that in control group (P＜0.05). The incidence rates of complications in observation group and control group were 21.28% and 42.40% respectively(P＜0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in the survival rate between observation group and control group at 1 month after the end of radiotherapy and chemotherapy (95.74% vs 84.21%) (P＞0.05), and there was a statistically significant difference in the survival rate between observation group and control group at 6 months after the end of chemotherapy (85.10% vs 65.79 %) (P＜0.05). Conclusion Endoscopic placement of esophageal nickeltitanium memory metal band stent for palliative treatment has exact efficacy in the treatment of esophageal cancer with dysphagia, and it is conducive to the successful completion of radiotherapy and chemotherapy and has fewer complications and plays a positive role in prolonging the survival time of patients.