title: The surgical treatment of cancer of the esophagus. Summary of replies to a questionnaire.
abstract: In an attempt to assess the different methods of treatment of tumors of the esophagus we contacted 170 surgeons (in 1975-1976). Seventy-six (45%) answered a questionnaire concerning the surgical management of esophageal tumors, the reasons for non operability and non resectability, the place of radiotherapy, the validity of palliative procedures, the exposure and type of resection for tumors at various levels in the esophagus, the technical details of the operations, the resectability and mortality rate, the anastomotic leak rate and its treatment, and the five-year survival rate after operation. The replies to the questionnaire are summarized.
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires