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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-7-30
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty-three consecutive patients with advanced esophageal cancer were randomized to receive either endoluminal irradiation or laser photoablation treatment. Initial improvement in dysphagia scores was observed in 83% (brachytherapy) and 91% (laser). This improvement in dysphagia was maintained at 2 months in 75% (brachytherapy) and 81% (laser). Performance scores improved in 33% (brachytherapy) and 36% (laser). Both treatments were well tolerated, required a minimum of inpatient treatment time, and allowed patients to die without terminal admission to district referral centers. Retreatments were three times as common with laser therapy, but the frequency of treatment failures was equal. Minor complications, especially transient early dysphagia, was more common in the brachytherapy group, although the only major complication (perforation) occurred in the laser group. No procedure-related deaths occurred in either group.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-5223
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
104
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
173-8; discussion 178-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Prospective randomized clinical trial comparing brachytherapy and laser photoablation for palliation of esophageal cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial