Endoscopic laser treatment of progressive dysphagia in patients with advanced esophageal carcinoma

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 45, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 1509-1515

  Abdel Wahab, M ^a,b   Gad Elhak, N ^a   Denewer, A ^a   El Ebidy, G ^a   Sultan, A ^a   Abou Elenin, A ^a   Fathy, O ^a   Abou Zid, M ^a   El Ghawalby, N ^a   Ezzat, F ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Esophageal carcinoma; Laser

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR VOLUME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 7844232031     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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