Palliative endoscopic interventions in esophageal cancer

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 288-294

  Langer, F B ^a   Zacherl, Johannes ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Esophageal cancer; Palliation; Stents

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM;

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; NEODYMIUM LASER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 36749049679     PISSN: 16821769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10353-007-0360-2     Document Type: Article

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