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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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista española de enfermedades digestivas 2015-07, Vol.107 (7), p.449-453
Hauptverfasser:	Castilla, Luisa, Rovirosa, Ángeles, Ginés, Àngels, Pages, Mario, Camacho, Cristina, Quilis, César, Pereira, Verónica, Maurel, Joan, Biete, Albert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brachytherapy - methods Braquiterapia endoesofágica paliativa Braquiteràpia Cancer Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - complications Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - radiotherapy Case studies Càncer Cáncer de esófago Deglutition Disorders - etiology Disfagia Esophageal Neoplasms - complications Esophageal Neoplasms - radiotherapy Esophagoscopy Esophagus Estudi de casos Esòfag Fatal Outcome Female Gastroenterology & Hepatology Geriatrics & Gerontology Humans Infectious Diseases Middle Aged Oncology Palliative Care - methods Pathology Pharmacology & Pharmacy Radioisotope brachytherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1130-0108
DOI:	10.17235/reed.2015.3655/2014