Endoscopic palliation of oesophageal cancer: Results of a prospective comparison of Nd:YAG laser and ethanol injection

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 351-356

  Carazzone, Aurora ^a   Bonavina, Luigi ^a,b   Segalin, Andrea ^a   Ceriani, Chiara ^a   Peracchia, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Dysphagia; Endoscopic treatment; Esophageal stent; Oesophagus

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARDIA CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATUMORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ITALY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STENT;

AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ETHANOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032765653     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241599750006893     Document Type: Article

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