TY - JOUR
T1 - Endoscopic Nd:YAG laser therapy for carcinoma of the esophagus
T2 - A new palliative approach
AU - Fleischer, David
AU - Kessler, Fred
AU - Haye, Oswald
PY - 1982/3
Y1 - 1982/3
N2 - Since esophageal carcinoma is usually disseminated by the time diagnosis is made, treatment is often palliative. Symptomatic patients for whom no cure was possible were treated endoscopically with the Nd:YAG laser. Five patients aged 49 to 64 years, with tumors ranging in length from 5 to 11 cm, were treated. Significant clinical, endoscopic and radiographic improvements were noted in all patients. No major side effects were encountered. Endoscopic Nd: YAG laser therapy for carcinoma of the esophagus may provide a promising new approach for palliative treatment.
AB - Since esophageal carcinoma is usually disseminated by the time diagnosis is made, treatment is often palliative. Symptomatic patients for whom no cure was possible were treated endoscopically with the Nd:YAG laser. Five patients aged 49 to 64 years, with tumors ranging in length from 5 to 11 cm, were treated. Significant clinical, endoscopic and radiographic improvements were noted in all patients. No major side effects were encountered. Endoscopic Nd: YAG laser therapy for carcinoma of the esophagus may provide a promising new approach for palliative treatment.
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U2 - 10.1016/0002-9610(82)90090-3
DO - 10.1016/0002-9610(82)90090-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 6175238
AN - SCOPUS:0020045355
SN - 0002-9610
VL - 143
SP - 280
EP - 283
JO - The American Journal of Surgery
JF - The American Journal of Surgery
IS - 3
ER -