[Heat probe: its use in the palliation of stenosing and bleeding tumors of the digestive tract. Preliminary report].
We present our experience with the use of Heater Probe (H.P.) of the management of malignant stenoses of Gastrointestinal (G.I.) tract. We treated 6 patients: 4 with esophageal cancer, 1 cancer of rectum and 1 malignant infiltration of sigmoid colon. The symptoms were: dysphagia: 4 cases, rectal bleeding: 1 case and bleeding plus obstruction: 1 case. The symptoms were relieved in 5 of the 6 cases. In 1 case with dysphagia there were not response. The H.P. can represent a valid alternative in the palliation of malignant obstruction.
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Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Oncológico Padre Machado.
Fuentes
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Merola
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Gori
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H
Salazar
J
J
Balabu
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M
Isern
A M
AM
Fernández
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Zaidman
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I
D002425:Cautery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
Sonda caliente: su uso en paliación de tumores estenosantes y sangrantes del tubo digestivo. Comunicación preliminar.