Gastric tube gastrectomy.
The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma has increased significantly in recent years. Early detection of a small mucosal tumor by endoscopy is occurring more frequently. This, together with improved results of surgical treatment, has created a new population of patients with prolonged post-esophagectomy survival. Adenocarcinoma in the reconstructed gastric tube is no longer a rare finding and is expected to be even more common in the future. We report a case of a patient treated for metachronous gastric tube carcinoma and discuss the steps of the surgical procedure.
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Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel. mangn@netmedia.net.il
Soudack
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000601:surgery*