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Cost study of metal stent placement vs single-dose brachytherapy in the palliative treatment of oesophageal cancer
Self-expanding metal stent placement and single-dose brachytherapy are commonly used for the palliation of oesophageal obstruction due to inoperable oesophagogastric cancer. We randomised 209 patients to the placement of an Ultraflex stent (n=108) or single-dose brachytherapy (12 Gy, n=101). Cost co...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2004
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2409487/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15150566 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6601815 |