## Abstract Forty patients with histologically confirmed malignant dysphagia were randomized to either endoscopic intubation or laser recanalization. Age, sex, tumour histology and site were evenly distributed between the groups. Results were analysed on an βintention to treatβ basis. All patients
A study of the quality and duration of survival following resection, endoscopic intubation and surgical intubation in oesophageal carcinoma
β Scribed by A. Watson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 571 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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