Reappraisal of esophagogastrectomy for esophageal malignancy

Esophagogastrectomy performed in eighty-three patients with a thirty day mortality of 7 per cent, a resectability rate of 93 per cent, and no anastomotic leakage, provided dependable relief of malignant obstruction and restored oral alimentation in all surviving patients. Long-term survival was unch...

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Published inThe American journal of surgery Vol. 137; no. 1; pp. 32 - 38
Main Authors Piccone, V.A., LeVeen, H.H., Ahmed, N., Grosberg, S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 1979
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Aged
Esophageal Neoplasms - mortality
Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Gastrectomy - methods
Gastrectomy - mortality
Humans
Middle Aged
Palliative Care
Postoperative Complications - mortality
Pylorus - surgery
Quality of Life
Surgical Wound Dehiscence
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Summary:Esophagogastrectomy performed in eighty-three patients with a thirty day mortality of 7 per cent, a resectability rate of 93 per cent, and no anastomotic leakage, provided dependable relief of malignant obstruction and restored oral alimentation in all surviving patients. Long-term survival was unchanged. The successful resection of all midthird lesions with a 3.9 per cent mortality reflects the capability of current surgery and suggests that surgical palliation of midthird esophageal tumors is preferable to radiotherapy alone.
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ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/0002-9610(79)90007-2