Palliative treatment of advanced esophageal cancer with metal-covered expandable stents. A cost-effectiveness and quality of life study

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 523-528

  Xinopoulos, D ^a   Dimitroulopoulos, Dimitrios ^a,b   Tsamakidis, K ^a   Korkolis, D ^a   Fotopoulou, A ^a   Bazinis, A ^a   Kontis, M ^a   Vasilopoulos, P ^a   Paraskevas, E ^a  

^a Agios Savvas Cancer Hospital   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Esophageal cancer; Metal stensts; Palliation; Quality of life; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STENT; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 33344459786     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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