Palliative management of esophagorespiratory fistula in esophageal malignancy

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 364-367

  Turkyilmaz, Atila ^a   Aydin, Yener ^a   Eroglu, Atilla ^a   Bilen, Yusuf ^b   Karaoglanoglu, Nurettin ^c  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Turkey)

^c ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Esophagorespiratory fistula; Palliation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPEPSIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGORESPIRATORY FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; STENT; STOMACH TUBE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT FISTULA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74949100430     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0b013e3181ba796d     Document Type: Article

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