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7689344

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
The authors examined a series of 231 patients suffering from unoperable neoplastic dysphagia of the esophagus and treated using prevalently palliative endoscopic methods (photocoagulation and/or intubation) during the period 1980-1991. They draw the following conclusions: a) endoscopic methods are better than surgical techniques; b) there are a greater number of indications for endoscopic intubation than for photocoagulation (approximately 2 to 1); c) some situation which are indicated for photocoagulation are not contraindicated for intubation; d) the sole contraindication for intubation is stenosis in which the proximal limit is less than 2 cm from the upper esophageal sphincter; e) contraindications for photocoagulation are long stenoses and/or those of the infiltrating type, and/or involving the upper third of the esophagus; f) sometimes the two methods may be complementary in the sense that intubation may be preceded by a few photocoagulation sessions in order to necrotize the vegetating portion of an infiltrating tumour; g) it is best to choose intubation wherever possible since this technique is less expensive and the quality of remaining life better, even if the percentage of severe and generally fatal complications (perforation) is still too high; h) the possible introduction of expandable metal prostheses might increase indications for intubation and reduce the number of severe complication.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1121-421X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
11-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
[Palliative endoscopic treatment of esophageal neoplastic stenosis].
pubmed:affiliation
Chirurgia d'Urgenza, Università degli Studi di Torino.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract