Nd-YAG laser therapy for palliation of obstructed colorectal carcinomas.
Indian J Cancer
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1994 Dec; 31(4): 240-3
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-51178
ABSTRACT
Twenty three cases of colorectal carcinoma with partial or complete obstruction were managed by laser ablation of tumour tissue. There were 14 males and 9 females with a mean age of 63 years (30-87). Nineteen cases (82.6%) were in the rectosigmoid while two cases each were in the anal canal and descending colon. Fifteen (65.2%) were proliferative growths and the remaining (8, 34.7%) were circumferential growths. Prior dilatation under fluoroscopic control was done where required. Lumen was achieved in a single sitting in 14 (60.8%) cases, while in the others two to five sittings were required. None of the patients required colostomy. Thirteen (56.5%) of these patients have died during the follow up period, lasting from 4 to 27 months (mean 10.4 months). There were no major complications related to the procedure.
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Main subject:
Postoperative Care
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Recurrence
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Time Factors
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Colorectal Neoplasms
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Adenocarcinoma
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged80
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Cancer
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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