title: Gastric conduit resection and jejunal interposition for recurrent esophageal cancer.
abstract: We describe the case of a 58-year-old man with recurrent adenocarcinoma at the site of an esophagogastrostomy that we treated by radical surgical resection and jejunal interposition. Oral intake was started on the 6th postoperative day and the patient was discharged on the 11th postoperative day. Seven months after the surgical procedure no signs of tumor recurrence were detected. Resection of localized (recurrent) esophageal cancer may well be a valuable treatment option and is therefore an interesting therapeutic option in patients with recurrent disease. However this needs to be investigated in a randomized controlled trial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Pieter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: van der Sluis
authors.forename: Roy J J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Verhage
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: van der Horst
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Siersema
authors.forename: Weibel W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Braunius
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Hillegersberg
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D059248:Chemoradiotherapy / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome