ArticleLa Radiologia medica2020
Radioactive feeding tube in the palliation of esophageal malignant obstruction.
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Abstract
purposeA radioactive feeding tube was used to achieve both nutrition and brachytherapy for the treatment for malignant esophageal obstruction. We report the safety and effectiveness of this technique.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of 16 consecutive patients who employed this technique from January 2015 to March 2018. The radioactive feeding tube was made by binding the
resultsThe radioactive feeding tube was easy to prepare. The technical success rate was 100%, without serious complications such as bleeding or infection. The median procedure time of tube insertion was 44.0 min. The Kamofsky score and Neuhaus dysphagia grading were significantly improved after tube insertion (p < 0.01). On esophageal radiography, the contrast agent passed through the narrow area smoothly. Complete remission (n = 1) and partial remission (n = 13) of local tumor were obtained in 14 patients, and the local tumor control rate was 87.5% (14/16). During follow-up, four patients survived with no obvious clinical symptom and 10 patients died of cancer. The median survival was 12.0 months.
conclusionPreparation of the radioactive feeding tube is simple and easy. The insertion of this kind of tube achieves parenteral nutrition and brachytherapy simultaneously and is safe and effective in dysphagia palliation of malignant esophageal stricture. The radiological-radiotherapeutic procedure could be an alternative tool in the case of refusing other treatments by the patients.
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