Malignant esophageal obstruction in 24 patients was treated using the neodymium:ytrium, aluminum, garnet laser. There were 15 males and nine females; the average age was 70.9 years. There were 17 adenocarcinomas and seven squamous cell carcinomas, with two of these being recurrent after radiation th
A combination of laser therapy, radiation therapy, and stent placement for the palliation of complete malignant bronchial obstruction
β Scribed by A. Katayama; T. Konishi; M. Hiraishi; K. Mafune; M. Makuuchi
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 749 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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