Malignant esophagogastric junction obstruction: Efficacy of balloon dilation combined with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-145

  Ko, Gi Young ^a   Song, Ho Young ^a   Hong, Heuk Jin ^a   Sung, Kyu Bo ^a   Seo, Tae Seok ^a   Yoon, Hyun Ki ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Esophagus, interventional procedure; Esophagus, neoplasms; Esophagus, stenosis or obstruction; Gastrointestinal tract, interventional procedure

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; STENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042267371     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-002-1510-3     Document Type: Article

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