Palliative therapy for esophageal cancer: laser therapy alone is associated with a better functional outcome

Anna Pozza; Francesca R. Erroi; Marco Scarpa; Lino Polese; Luigi Rampazzo; Lorenzo Norberto

doi:10.1007/s13304-015-0277-4

Palliative therapy for esophageal cancer: laser therapy alone is associated with a better functional outcome

Anna Pozza, Francesca R. Erroi, Marco Scarpa, Lino Polese, Luigi Rampazzo, Lorenzo Norberto

Istituto Oncologico Veneto

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The aim of our study was to compare functional outcome and survival in patients who underwent laser therapy (LT) or laser therapy and esophageal stenting (LTES) to palliate inoperable esophageal cancer. Two hundred and twenty-seven consecutive patients who had endoscopic palliation for esophageal cancer were enrolled in this retrospective study. One hundred and sixty-four underwent LT alone and 63 had LTES. A dysphagia score was adopted (0: absolute dysphagia; 1: liquid diet; 2: semisolid diet; 3: free diet). Survival analysis and non parametric statistics were performed. Patients in the LTES group reported a significantly worse dysphagia score than LT patients (p

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-67
Number of pages	7
Journal	Updates in Surgery
Volume	67
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-015-0277-4
Publication status	Published - Mar 1 2015

Keywords

Esophageal cancer
Esophageal stenting
Laser therapy
Palliative treatment
Radiotherapy

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Surgery

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