title: [Esophageal surgery in the regional hospital].
abstract: In a small series of surgically treated patients with esophageal cancer (n = 22) modern trends are observed, namely--the frequent occurrence of adenocarcinoma (50% of cases) and of early stage (pT1) (36% of cases),--a low operative mortality (5%),--favorable oncological results for tumors not penetrating the esophageal wall (pT1, 2)(64% of patients at life without recurrence 2-7 1/2 years after surgery). For curative or palliative resection of distal tumors the abdomino-cervical (transhiatal) resection was favored (n = 17) with no instance of anastomotic insufficiency and with 2 cases only of locoregional recurrence. In a case of spontaneous esophageal perforation (Boerhaave) primary suture through an abdomino-transhiatal approach was successful. The interdisciplinary intensive care, necessary in surgery of the esophagus, may be of a high standard in the district hospital.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, Spital Neumünster, Zollikerberg.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gemsenjäger
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guyer
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Weisflog
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stäubli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Siegrist
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D012421:Rupture; D015996:Survival Rate; D013557:Switzerland; D016896:Treatment Outcome