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1706532

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-19
pubmed:abstractText
The clinical results of 96 patients with upper gastrointestinal malignancy have been evaluated retrospectively. Sixty-nine patients with a mean age of 72 years (35 men and 34 women) were treated with endoscopic laser therapy, and 27 patients with a mean age of 67 years (16 men and 11 women) with insertion of an oesophageal tube. After laser therapy the bulk of the tumour was reduced in 87%, and in 55% clear signs of relieved dysphagia were seen. The insertion of an oesophageal tube was successful in 89%. In the laser group no fatal complications occurred, and the overall complication risk was 8.7%. The 1-year survival in all laser patients was 12%, and in patients with impassable tumour stenosis the survival was 6%. The mortality related to the insertion of an oesophageal tube was 11%, and complications occurred in 48% of the patients. The 1-year survival of the tube group was nil. It is concluded that endoscopic laser therapy and insertion of oesophageal tube are both effective methods in palliation of oesophagogastric malignancy, but the mortality and risk for complications were markedly lower after laser therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0036-5521
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
103-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of endoscopic Nd:YAG laser therapy and oesophageal tube in palliation of oesophagogastric malignancy.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Dept. of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't