Treatment of unresectable carcinoma of the esophagus or the gastroesophageal junction by mesh stents with or without radiochemotherapy

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 583-588

  Ludwig, Diether ^a   Dehne, Achim ^a   Burmester, Eike ^b   Wiedemann, Günter J ^a   Stange, Eduard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b Städtisches Krankenhaus Süd   (Germany)

Author keywords

Esophagus carcinoma; Mesh stent; Radiochemotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031825753     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.13.3.583     Document Type: Article

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