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Laser photocoagulation in obstructing malignant tumours of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts
Author(s) -
Thompson Philip,
Laurence Bernard
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1985.tb113489.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gastrointestinal tract , respiratory tract , respiratory system , digestive tract , radiology , surgery
The palliation of obstructing malignant tumours of the respiratory tract and the gut is often inadequate. We report the endoscopic use of Nd‐YAG laser photocoagulation for the rapid and safe relief of malignant obstruction in airways, colon and oesophagus in three patients.