Palliation of malignant dysphagia using the Nd:YAG laser
β Scribed by R. Carter; J. S. Smith; J. R. Anderson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 700 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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Three hundred eight patients with obstructing malignant tumors of the gastrointestinal tract were submitted to endoscopic Nd:YAG laser palliation. The number of sessions as well as the number of days and total energy required for initial recanalization of the stenosis were related to tumor length. L
## 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