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CLINICAL EVALUATION OF CRYOSURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF INOPERABLE CARCINOMAS OF THE RECTUM.

Author(s) : RIEDLER L.

Summary

IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, THE AUTHOR HAS TREATED 17 PATIENTS CRYOS URGICALLY 38 TIMES. THE INDICATIONS WERE IN ALL CASES OF A PALLIATIVE NATURE. SEVEN PATIENTS WERE TREATED FOR APRIMARY, INOPERABLE CARCINOMA ; 10 PATIENTS FOR A RELAPSE AFTER LOW-ANTERIOR-RESECTION. EACH OF THE PRIMARY TUMOURS WAS TREATED CRYOSURGICALLY 3 TO 4 TIMES, THE 10 RELAPSES, 1 TO 3 TIMES. SEVEN PATIENTS RECEIVED RADIATION OF THE TUMOURS BEFORE, AND 1 PATIENT AFTER, CRYOSURGICAL TREATMENT. SURVIVAL TIME LASTED FROM 3 TO 30 MONTHS. A COMBINED TREATMENT OF RADIATION AND SUBSEQUENT CRYOSURGERY WAS FOUND TO INTENSIFY THERAPEUTIC EFFECT.

Details

  • Original title: CLINICAL EVALUATION OF CRYOSURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF INOPERABLE CARCINOMAS OF THE RECTUM.
  • Record ID : 1991-0450
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1989/10/11
  • Source: Source: Proc. 7th int. Congr. Cryosurg., Beijing
    416-417; 5 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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