Esophageal prosthesis in cancer

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 1978 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:The American Journal of Digestive Diseases, volume 23, pages 796-800 (issn: 0002-9211, eissn: 1573-2568,

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Authors: D A, Peura; H A, Heit; L F, Johnson; H W, Boyce;

doi: 10.1007/bf01079788

pmid: 707451

Esophageal prosthesis in cancer

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Abstract

We describe the use of polyvinyl esophageal prosthetic tubes to treat 14 consecutive patients with malignant strictures and tracheoesophageal fistula from carcinoma of the esophagus. We found these prosthetic tubes easy to construct, simple to insert, and that their use improved the quality of remaining life in most patients by diminishing dysphagia and incessant coughing from pulmonary aspiration.

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Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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University of South Florida
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Florida Southern College
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Keywords

Male, Esophageal Neoplasms, Prostheses and Implants, Middle Aged, Esophagus, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Esophageal Stenosis, Humans, Female, Polyvinyls, Intubation, Aged, Tracheoesophageal Fistula

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