title: Endoscopic laser therapy for esophageal cancer.
abstract: Neodymium:YAG laser therapy has been shown to be a safe and effective palliative treatment for esophageal cancer. Exophytic tumors in a straight segment of the mid- and distal esophagus are most amenable to therapy. Perforation or fistula, the most serious complications, occur in less than 5% of patients.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Fleischer
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007834:Lasers / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome