Palliation of dysphagia is the cornerstone of palliative treatment in patients with incurable
oesophageal cancer. Available palliative options for dysphagia are oesophageal stent …

Palliation of dysphagia forms the cornerstone in treating incurable esophageal cancer. The
ultimate goal is to provide rapid and sustained relief of dysphagia. Optimal management is …

Over the past 5years, new developments in the palliative treatment of incurable cancer of the
oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction have been introduced with the aim of …

Background Both single-dose brachytherapy and self-expanding metal stent placement are
commonly used for palliation of oesophageal obstruction due to inoperable cancer, but their …

Dysphagia in people with advanced oesophageal cancer can be treated by oesophageal
stents, external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and intraluminal brachytherapy. Despite …

[Palliative treatment of esophageal cancer with dysphagia: more favourable outcome from
single-dose internal brachytherapy than from the placement of a self-expanding stent; a …

BACKGROUND: Brachytherapy was found to be preferable to metal stent placement for the
palliation of dysphagia because of inoperable esophageal cancer in the randomized SIREC …

Background The management of dysphagia owing to esophageal cancer is challenging.
Brachytherapy has been proposed as an alternative option to stent placement. We …

Esophageal carcinoma has a special place in gastrointestinal carcinomas because it
contains two main types, namely, squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma …

BACKGROUND: For the palliative treatment of dysphagia, esophageal stent placement
provides immediate improvement, whereas brachytherapy offers better long-term relief …