title: Long-term function and quality of life after esophageal resection for cancer and Barrett's.
abstract: Esophagectomy is the treatment of choice for cancer or high-grade dysplasia. Although the patients frequently experience symptoms postoperatively, their quality of life is most often comparable to that of a control population. This article provides details of post-esophagectomy symptomatology and examines how quality of life can be measured in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. deschamps.claude@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deschamps
authors.forename: Francis C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: Stephen D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Cassivi
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Pairolero
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome