Table 1 Palliative treatment (250 patients)
From: Palliative treatment of malignant esophageal-cardiac stricture in the ederly
Treatment | Patients | morbidity | Mortality | survival(*) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
palliative resection | 148 | 18 (12%) | 13(9%) | 21 |
By pass | 29 | 8 (27%) | 6 (20%) | 6,5 |
Endoprosthesis (T) | 14 | 7 (50%) | 5 (35%) | 3,1 |
Endoprosthesis (P) | 19 | 1(5%) | 0 | 6.5 |
Dilatazion | 40 | 1 (2.5%) | 0 | 6.3 |
Laser | _ | _ | Â | Â |
Radiotherapy | _ | _ | Â | Â |