title: [Surgical treatment of cardia and esophageal neoplasms].
abstract: From 1964-1978 458 patients were operated for carcinoma of the cardia or esophagus at the surgical clinic, Krankenhaus Nordwest, Frankfurt/M. Indication, preoperative treatment and operative procedures are discussed. In 117 cases, an abdominal thoracic resection or a resection of the cardia was performed. In a higher frequency of incurable cases an esophageal endoprosthesis was implanted. The lethality rate was 20,5% after resection. Nearly half of the operated patients survived for two years. 36% of the patients were still alive five years following abdominal thoracic resection and 21% following cardia resection. Despite a relatively high surgical risk, resection seemed to be the appropriate procedure as proven by the good long term results.
mesh_terms: D002299:Cardia / Q000601:surgery*; D003106:Colon / Q000637:transplantation; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012306:Risk; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000401:mortality; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
vernacular_title: Chirurgische Behandlung des Kardia- und Osophagus-Karzinoms.