Radiotherapy enhances laser palliation of malignant dysphagia: A randomised study

Gut

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 362-369

  Sargeant, I R ^a,b   Tobias, J S ^b   Blackman, G ^b   Thorpe, S ^a   Glover, J R ^a   Bown, S G ^a  

^a Charles Bell House   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

laser; oesophageal cancer; palliation; radiotherapy; randomised study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031002776     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.40.3.362     Document Type: Article

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