Endoluminal brachytherapy in the treatment of oesophageal cancer. Technique description, case report and review of the literature.

Endoesophageal brachytherapy is a useful technique for the palliative treatment of dysphagia in advanced oesophageal cancer. This technique offers good results on dysphagia control and quality of life.We report the case of a patient treated with this technique presenting complete response to the dys...

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Authors: Castilla, Luisa, Rovirosa Casino, Angeles, Ginès i Gibert, M. Àngels, Pagès Llinàs, M. (Mario), Camacho, Cristina, Quilis, César, Pereira, María Verónica, Maurel Santasusana, Joan, Biete Solà, Albert
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/106387
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/106387
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Esòfag
Càncer
Braquiteràpia
Estudi de casos
Esophagus
Cancer
Radioisotope brachytherapy
Case studies
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Summary:Endoesophageal brachytherapy is a useful technique for the palliative treatment of dysphagia in advanced oesophageal cancer. This technique offers good results on dysphagia control and quality of life.We report the case of a patient treated with this technique presenting complete response to the dysphagia. We describe endoesophageal brachyterapy technique and we comment on the literature.

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