Palliation in oesophageal neoplasia

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 382-386

  Bancewicz, John ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIATHERMY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGOBRONCHIAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; HUMAN; STENT; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; STENTS;

EID: 0032727603     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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