Ninety-nine nonsurgical patients (group I) with esophagogastric cancer were referred to the laser center for palliation of dysphagia, and another 142 nonsurgical patients (group 11) with a rectosigmoid cancer were referred for palliation of abnormal rectal discharge (125 patients) or occlusion (17 p
Laser palliation for rectosigmoid cancers
β Scribed by J. M. Brunetaud; V. Maunoury; D. Cochelard; A. Cortot; J. C. Paris
- Book ID
- 105265661
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 249 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
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