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12 Palliation of obstructive oesophageal and cardial carcinomas with laser and endoluminal iridium radiation

1987; Elsevier BV; Volume: 1; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0950-3528(87)90027-3

1878-0873

F. Hagenmüller, Christoph Sander, R. Sander, Gerhard Ries, M. Claßen,

Tracheal and airway disorders

The combination of laser with endoluminal 192-iridium radiation for the palliation of malignancies of the oesophagus and the cardia has been introduced to overcome the short-lived effect of laser treatment alone. Concluding from early experience, this method seems to prolong the effect of laser treatment alone, with a low risk of complications. However the initial optimistic results, claiming a permanent relief of dysphagia in 80% of the patients, cannot be reproduced under prospective conditions. The combination of laser and 192-iridium radiation with other palliative methods, such as external radiation and/or chemotherapy is feasible and remains to be studied in a comparative way.