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  • Title: [Palliative treatment of esophageal and cardial carcinoma].
    Author: Norberto L, Ranzato R, Erroi F, Marino S, Bardini R, Angriman I, Corti L, Donadi M, D'Erminio A, Vella V, Tropea A, D'Amico DF.
    Journal: Minerva Chir; 1999 Oct; 54(10):647-55. PubMed ID: 10575886.
    Abstract:
    Recent series reported increasing incidence of esophageal and cardial cancers with prognosis still severe in spite of surgical progress. The late diagnosis reduces the chance of radical surgery; on the other hand about 80-90% of patients develop local or distant recurrence. Therefore the treatment of esophageal and cardial cancer is often palliative: surgical resection is reserved only to selected cases. Endoscopic palliation was the treatment of choice in a total of 265 patients 174 of which received laser therapy and 91 prosthesis intubation. The results it good in about 80% of cases.
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