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BARRERAS ORTEGA, Juan Carlos et al. Estrategia en el cáncer de esófago torácico y cardias irresecable. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 2001, vol.40, n.2, pp. 119-122. ISSN 1561-2945.

The authors present the strategy used in the non-resectable esophagus cancer and show the results obtained in 24 patients with a poor general state, among whom transtumor prostheses were utilized. These prostheses were previously combined with infiltration of absolute alcohol to the tumor in 8 cases. There was no surgical mortality and it was attained a survival of 75 % at 6 months and of 33.3 % at a year. All patients had a previous endoscopic control. Prostheses were placed by using the traction method

Palavras-chave : ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS [surgery]; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS [therapy]; SURVIVAL RATE; PALLIATIVE CARE.

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