Abstract
Palliation of dysphagia due to malignant obstruction of the oesophagus by passage of the Celestin tube is described in 36 cases. Although there was a high initial mortality, this was most marked when the tube was used to palliate dysphagia due to enlarged posterior mediastinal glands. Satisfactory palliation was obtained in all but one patient, and four patients survived more than six months in relatively good health. Tracheo-oesophageal fistula responded particularly well to the use of the indwelling tube. Gastro-intestinal bleeding and would complications accounted for the main morbidity following the procedure.
Full text
PDF
Images in this article
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Barnard P. M., Kilroy E. G., Kennedy J. H. Inoperable cancer of the esophagus: use of the Mousseau-Barbin tube in palliative surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1966 Jan;51(1):125–130. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- CARTER R., HINSHAW D. B. USE OF THE CELESTIN INDWELLING PLASTIC TUBE FOR INOPERABLE CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS AND CARDIA. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1963 Nov;117:641–644. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- CELESTIN L. R. Permanent intubation in inoperable cancer of the oesophagus and cardia: a new tube. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1959 Aug-Sep;25:165–170. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Fell S. C., Grunwald R. P., Hurwitt E. S. Palliation of esophageal carcinoma by prosthetic intubation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1966 Feb;51(2):272–278. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]