Photodynamic therapy for treatment of malignant dysphagia

Surgical Laparoscopy and Endoscopy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-175

  Luketich, James D ^a,b   Nguyen, Ninh T ^a   Weigel, Tracey L ^a   Keenan, Robert J ^a   Ferson, Peter F ^a   Belani, Chandra P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Expandable metal stent; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; PACLITAXEL; PHOTOFRIN; PLATINUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SUNBURN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033049004     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-199906000-00002     Document Type: Article

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