Use of laser in the relief of malignant dysphagia: A district hospital experience

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-8

  Aly, Emad A H ^a,b   Burgess, Phillip ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser coagulation; Oesophageal neoplasms; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SAFETY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036229758     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000051998     Document Type: Article

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