title: [Results of stomach pull-through operations without thoracotomy in the treatment of advanced esophageal cancer].
abstract: Between 1960 and 1983 we have seen 525 cases of oesophagus carcinoma at the Surgical Dept. of the University of Düsseldorf. Up to 1980 we performed the thoraco-abdominal approach with a resection rate of 30%. After that we performed blind dissection of the oesophagus using the abdominal approach only and the resection rate increased to 75%. This last group of patients was treated preoperatively with 3000 R. In spite of very late cancer stages our operative mortality rate decreased considerably and the 2 year survival rate improved. We believe our method to be a standard one because there is a very bad long-term prognosis of the condition.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques
vernacular_title: Ergebnisse der Magenhochzugsoperationen ohne Thorakotomie bei der Behandlung des fortgeschrittenen Osophaguskarzinoms.