title: [Experiences with reliability and rate of complications in collar or thoracic anastomosis after subtotal esophagectomy].
abstract: In the period from 1988-1992 we performed 148 subtotal esophagectomies. In 69% (102 cases) the operation was carried out because of squamous cell carcinomas of the esophagus, in 27% (40 cases) because of adenocarcinomas and in 4% (6 cases) because of other indications. In 97% (143 cases) the passage was reconstructed by means of a tubulized gastric pull-up established by Akiyama and in of a tubulized gastric pull-up established by Akiyama and in 3% (5 cases) by means of a colon interposition, whereby all interponates were pulled up through the posterior mediastinum. The esophago-gastrointestinal anastomosis was performed in 98% (145 cases) by a hand made suture end-to-side. In 2% (3 cases) we performed the anastomosis by a mechanical EEA device. The collar anastomoses (n = 88) on the posterior wall were covered with the remainder of the gastric fundus, the thoracal anastomoses (n = 60) on the anterior wall were secured by means of a plication. Postoperative surgical complications occurred in 22.7% of the collar and in 25.0% of the thoracal anastomoses. Insufficiencies (n = 3) were observed with thoracic anastomoses only 2 of the 3 insufficiencies were lethal. Postoperative paralysis of the n. recurrens, disturbance of swallowing coordination and aspiration occurred in 29.5% of the collar and in 13.4% of the thoracal anastomoses. In contrast to other reports we were able to show that the collar esophago-enteroanastomosis after subtotal esophagectomy is safer than the thoracic anastomoses with regard to anastomotic insufficiencies.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, Städtische Kliniken Dortmund.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Nürnberger
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Löhlein
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003106:Colon / Q000637:transplantation; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012086:Reoperation; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013536:Suture Techniques
vernacular_title: Erfahrungen zur Sicherheit und Komplikationsrate bei kollarer oder thorakaler Anastomosierung nach subtotaler Osophagektomie.