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Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal cancer patients with metal stents developed complications more frequently before chemoradiotherapy
August 7th, 2006
Esophageal cancer patients with self-expanding metal stents developed life-threatening complications more frequently prior to chemoradiotherapy. According to recent research published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, "Self-expanding metal stents are used routinely to palliate dysphagia due to oesophageal cancer. [The study's aim was] to compare the frequency of life-threatening complications after self-expanding metal stent insertion, depending on whether patients received prior chemoradiotherapy or no treatment." "During 7 years, 116 consecutive patients were treated at a single centre in a palliative intent by insertion...
Source: Gastroenterology Week (2006-08-07)
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