Palliative treatment of advanced esophageal cancer with metal-covered expandable stents. A cost-effectiveness and quality of life study. - Concepedia

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Palliative treatment of advanced esophageal cancer with metal-covered expandable stents. A cost-effectiveness and quality of life study.

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2012

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D. Xinopoulos, Dimitrios Dimitroulopoulos, Klisthenis Tsamakidis, Dimitris P. Korkolis, A. Fotopoulou, A. Bazinis, MARIOS KONTIS, Periklis Vasilopoulos, E. Paraskevas

Abstract

Placement of self-expanding metal stents is a safe and cost-effective treatment modality that improves the quality of life, compared with laser therapy, for patients with inoperable malignant esophageal obstruction.