Emergencies in carcinoma of the esophagus
Inaspettato, G.; Laterza, E.; Pratticò, F.; Rodella, L.; Ricci, F.; Genna, M.; Ricci, G.; Orlandi, E.; Zuppichini, F.
Chirurgia Italiana 38(6): 647-655
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-4773 PMID: 3494544 Document Number: 271219
The authors reviewed their experience in the emergency treatment of complications of esophageal cancer. They have treated 5 cases of acute obstruction, bleeding (4 cases), perforations or rupture (5 cases), feeding and neoplastic obstruction of esophageal endoprostheses (30 cases), dislocations and migrations of endoprostheses (15 cases), damage of endoprostheses (1 case) and, finally, acute complications after laser treatment.