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Tracheo-esophageal fistula: Successful palliation after failed esophageal stent

The incidence of tracheo-esophageal (TO) fistula is on the rise, especially after palliative management for esophageal malignancies. We report a case of cancer of esophagus who after chemotherapy and radiotherapy developed TO fistula. Placement of an esophageal stent helped him in taking food orally...

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Autores principales: Chawla, Rakesh K., Madan, Arun, Chawla, Kiran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22919174
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.99123