title: [The highest permissible levels of resection of the esophagus in cancer during surgery with intrathoracic or cervical esophagogastric anastomoses].
abstract: The levels of esophageal resection for squamous carcinoma were determined in 84 patients by measuring the distance from the incisors to the ring of the esophagogastric anastomosis during esophagoscopy. The radicalism of the operations was evaluated from the difference in the distance between the incisors and the upper border of the tumor and the distance between the incisors and the anastomosis. The mean levels of the highest possible resections of the esophagus were at a distance of 33.5 +/- 2.8, 23.6 +/- 2.0, and 20.4 +/- 2.0 cm from the incisors, respectively, in Garlock's operation, Lewis' operation, and Dobromyslov-Torek's operation with esophagoplasty using an antiperistaltic gastric pedicle. It is suggested that the choice of the method of surgical treatment should be based on comparison of the determined levels of the highest possible resection of the esophagus with the endoscopic assessment of the level of the upper border of the tumor in the esophagus.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Pirogov
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Nered
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Predel'no vysokie urovni rezektsii pishchevoda po povodu raka pri operatsiiakh s vnutrigrudnym ili sheĭnym pishchevodno-zheludochnym anastomozom.