palliative intubation for advanced esophageal cancer

진행성 식도암의 고식적 식도삽관술

  • 공현우 (경희대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 1989.02.01

Abstract

Dysphagia is common in patients with cancer of the esophagus. The rate of resectability of the lesion is low, and the majority of the patients require palliation to relieve the dysphagia. Celestin tube intubation was performed in patients with unresectable carcinoma of the esophagus, of one with malignant bronchoesophageal fistula. Dysphagia and respiratory symptoms were relieved and the patients became able to eat semi-solid food and fully ambulatory.

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