Combined airway and oesophageal stenting in malignant airway-oesophageal fistulas: A prospective study

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1370-1374

  Herth, F J F ^a   Peter, S ^b   Baty, F ^b   Eberhardt, R ^a   Leuppi, J D ^b   Chhajed, P N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Oesophageal cancer; Palliative therapy; Self expandable metallic stents; Tracheo oesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT AIRWAY ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; STENT; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHIAL FISTULA; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SMALL CELL LUNG CARCINOMA; STENTS; SURVIVAL RATE; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649754110     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00049809     Document Type: Article

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