1.Clinical observation of the middle-late patients with esophageal cancer to perform esophageal stent placement and radiation therapy
Xiongyang XU ; Pingzong ZHAO ; Lilin JIANG ; Xingping YANG ; Fengying GUO ; Bihui JIA
Chongqing Medicine 2015;(25):3542-3544
Objective To study the clinical value of esophageal stent placement with radiation therapy for the middle-late pa-tients with esophageal cancer.Methods To perform esophageal stent placement and radiation therapy for the middle-late 35 pa-tients,and to perform radiation therapy for the middle-late 37 patients,then observe the clinical curative effects.Results The treat-ment group were significantly alleviated with dysphagia symptom after operation,which 32 cases sticked the entire radiation,ac-counting for 91.4%,no one can′t complete the treatment because of nutritional status reason.Survival time of one month after ra-diotherapy was up to 100.0%,and survival time of six months was 85.7% (30/35).But the contrast group with dysphagia symp-tom were aggravated or no relief,and needed parenteral nutrition.There were 23 cases to complete the entire radiation,accounting for 62.2%,and 5 cases happened esophageal tracheal fistula.Survival time of one month after radiotherapy was 83.8%(31/37),and survival time of six months was 62.2% (23/37).Two groups of cases in radiotherapy resistance difference was statistically signifi-cant,one month and six months of survival time were statistically significant (all P <0.05 ).Conclusion Esophageal stent place-ment with radiotherapy is more efficient than only radiation therapy to the middle-late patients with esophageal cancer.