title: [Esophagogastroplasty in the treatment of squamous carcinoma of the esophagus (our experience)].
abstract: The authors report on their experience with 42 cases of squamous carcinoma of the oesophagus subjected to oesophagectomy and oesophagogastroplasty. The patients' mean age was 55.2 years (range: 41-70) with a 13:1 male/female ratio. A positive history of cigarette smoking and of alcohol consumption was found in 87% and 80% of patients respectively. The sites of the neoplasms were as follows: 24 in the mid 3rd of the oesophagus, 9 in the lower 3rd, 6 in the upper 3rd of the thoracic oesophagus and 3 in the cervical oesophagus. In 39 patients the operation was performed in two stages according to Lewis and in 2 cases it was performed in 3 stages according to McKeown, while one patient was treated with a pull-through operation according to Akiyima. Six patients died during the first 30 days postoperatively as a result of circulatory complications or ARDS. Fistulization of the anastomosis as observed in 5 cases, though this was clinically manifest only in two. Mean survival was 5.9 months, 18.6 months and 10.5 months according to the period considered.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004944:Esophagoplasty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: L'esofagogastroplastica nel trattamento del carcinoma squamoso dell'esofago (nostra esperienza).