esophageal neoplasms/fever

[Background and Objective] :Air leak produced after thoracic surgery is a common phenomenon.Prolonged chest tube placement can lead to empyema or infection, and extended hospitalization or even death. In 2010 many researchers reported that The incidence of lung resection produce air leak about 8-26%

This prospective, randomized study was conducted at Tenwek Hospital in Bomet, Kenya, and was approved by the hospital's institutional review board (IRB) as well as the Kenya Medical Research Institute's Ethical Review Committee. Participants with dysphagia were recruited and provided signed informed

Background Endoscopic modalities have been reported to be effective in definitive treatment of early stage esophageal cancer. A study comparing endoscopic treatment to surgery in early esophageal cancer using the SEER (Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results) database showed no difference in the

BACKGROUND Much of the clinical practice of oncology involves palliative care. In this setting ,the emphasis is on alleviation of symptoms and preservation or improvement of quality of life. A large body of clinical evidence documents the effectiveness of local-field external beam radiotherapy in

Hypothesis: Percutaneous biliary stenting is superior to endoscopic stenting in providing successful biliary drainage by 20% in patients with unresectable malignant hilar block due to carcinoma of gall bladder. Background: Malignant biliary obstruction at the liver hilum is caused by a heterogeneous

Patients with untreated measurable metastatic esophageal cancer were included in this trial. Patients received this combination chemotherapy repeated every 28 days until progression disease. Starting dose (dose level 1) were docetaxel 50 mg/m2 on day 1, fixed dose intravenously cisplatin (15

Patients with pre-treated measurable metastatic esophageal cancer were included in this trial. Patients received this combination chemotherapy repeated every 28 days until progression disease. Starting dose (dose level 1) were docetaxel 30 mg/m2 on day 1, fixed dose intravenously cisplatin (15