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 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.
D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D011708:Pylorus / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence