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- • Results are better if the lesions are less than 5 cm (2 in.) in diameter. In one study, lasers gave almost all the
- patients (97 percent) an open passageway, but only 70 percent could eat satisfactorily.
- • After the obstruction is removed, radiotherapy with afterloaded iridium-192 seeds can help prolong the
- swallowing interval.