TY - JOUR
T1 - Aerodigestive tract obstruction as a late complication of radiotherapy
AU - Nageris, B.
AU - Elidan, J.
AU - Sichel, J. Y.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - Oedema, fibrosis, and stenosis of the hypopharynx and the oesophageal inlet are described in a few publications as a complication of post-laryngectomy irradiation treatment. In this paper a case of laryngeal carcinoma, treated exclusively by irradiation, where severe laryngeal and hypopharyngeal stenosis with complete occlusion of the oesophageal inlet were manifested as a late complication is, described. We have found no similar case described in the English literature.
AB - Oedema, fibrosis, and stenosis of the hypopharynx and the oesophageal inlet are described in a few publications as a complication of post-laryngectomy irradiation treatment. In this paper a case of laryngeal carcinoma, treated exclusively by irradiation, where severe laryngeal and hypopharyngeal stenosis with complete occlusion of the oesophageal inlet were manifested as a late complication is, described. We have found no similar case described in the English literature.
KW - Laryngeal neoplasms
KW - Radiotherapy, complications
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0028963386&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/s0022215100129287
DO - 10.1017/s0022215100129287
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C2 - 7876745
AN - SCOPUS:0028963386
SN - 0022-2151
VL - 109
SP - 68
EP - 69
JO - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
JF - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
IS - 1
ER -
