Endoscopic neodymium-YAG laser treatment of nonresectable gastrointestinal tract cancer.
Five patients with advanced gastrointestinal tract cancers were treated endoscopically with the neodymium-YAG infrared laser. Palliative ablation of an obstructing or hemorrhaging intraluminal malignant lesion was safely achieved in all patients.
Cello
J P
JP
Melnick
J
J
Meiselman
M S
MS
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*