title: Morbidity and mortality of operative intubation for malignant oesophageal obstruction.
abstract: In 33 patients who underwent operative intubation of carcinoma of the oesophagus or gastric cardia, there were nine postoperative deaths (mortality 27%). Only 15 patients (46%) had no further operative procedure or anaesthetics, but their mean survival was only 3.7 months. Nine patients (27%) required a total of 17 procedures after the placement of their original tube. Operative intubation has a similar mortality to resection but the survival times are short. Whenever possible palliative resection or endoscopic intubation is to be recommended.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000628:therapy; D002299:Cardia / Q000601:surgery; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D004947:Esophagus; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors