Laser and brachytherapy in the palliation of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and cardia

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 726-731

  Spencer, G M ^a,c   Thorpe, S M ^a   Sargeant, I R ^a   Blackman, G M ^b   Solano, J ^b   Tobias, J S ^b   Bown, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c National Medical Laser Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Brachytherapy; Gastric cardia; Laser; Oesophagus

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030466220     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.5.726     Document Type: Article

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