Esophageal stent placement for the palliation of dysphagia in lung cancer

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 196-198

  Yoruk, Yener ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dysphagia, esophagus; Lung cancer; Stents; Thoracic surgery; Tracheoesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STENT; SURVIVAL; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; LUNG TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 34250350887     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924629     Document Type: Article

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