Photodynamic therapy of cancer of the esophagus using systemic aminolevulinic acid and a non-laser light source: A phase I/II study

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 760-764

  Kashtan, H ^a   Konikoff, F ^a   Haddad, R ^a   Skornick, Y ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033067942     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(99)70297-X     Document Type: Article

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