Table 2

Treatments applied and duration of dysphagia relief

LaserLaser+brachytherapy
Values are median (range).
No of patients1111
No of procedures during initial course of therapy4 (3–5)4 (2–8)
Duration of dysphagia palliated interval (weeks)5 (2–11)19 (4–152)
No of further procedures after index treatment5 (0–11)1 (0–23)
Survival from first treatment (weeks)20 (5–83)26 (11–152)