title: Benign oesophageal stricture: the place of surgery in the management of elderly patients.
abstract: The results of surgery for benign oesophageal stricture in 53 consecutive cases referred to a sub-regional Cardiothoracic Unit are presented. The operations included retrograde dilatation and either total fundoplication or Allison repair, or an oesophageal resection with gastro-oesophageal anastomosis through a trans-thoracic approach. Postoperative fatality was 9%. Most subsequent deaths were due to unrelated acute events with a 5-year survival rate of 62%. Sixty per cent were free from dysphagia and 82% led active and independent lives without support. Surgery offers an alternative to dilatation in elderly patients with oesophageal stricture.
authors.affiliation: Kingston General Hospital, Hull.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Jayawardhana
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knox
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moghissi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies