title: Blunt esophagectomy and gastric interposition for tumors of the cervical esophagus and hypopharynx.
abstract: Between April 1982 and June 1984, 17 patients underwent blunt esophagectomy and gastric interposition for squamous carcinoma of the cervical esophagus or hypopharynx. There was one operative death; no bleeding complications required thoracotomy or re-exploration. In two patients, a previously unknown carcinoma of the resected esophagus was discovered at the time of surgery. Blunt esophagectomy with gastric interposition is a safe technique for cervical esophageal reconstruction, as it has the added benefit of removing the entire esophagus, which has a propensity for later or synchronous carcinoma in patients with head and neck malignancies.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*