Table 18.5. Therapeutic interventions for palliation or cure of esophageal cancer
| Table 18-5. Therapeutic interventions for palliation or cure of esophageal cancer. |
Surgery Transhiatal Thoracoabdominal: right (Ivor Lewis) or left en bloc Radiation Combined modality chemoradiation Dilation Ablation Chemical sclerosant injection Electrocautery: monopolar or bipolar Argon plasma coagulation Nd:YAG laser Photodynamic therapy Endoscopic mucosal resection Protheses/stents |