title: End-to-end anastomosis after segmental esophagectomy for early stage cervical esophageal carcinoma.
abstract: Surgical procedures are still controversial for patients with cervical esophagus carcinoma. Conventional surgical procedures of cervical esophagectomy or total esophagectomy and esophageal reconstruction are invasive and time taking, which contributes to higher morbidity and mortality. Here, we describe a technique of local esophagectomy for the treatment of early stage cervical esophageal carcinoma. The cervical esophagus is circumferentially mobilized and transected segmentally at the appropriate level, followed by direct end-to-end anastomosis of esophagus. The procedure has been performed in 7 patients aged 59 to 82 years old, with minor postoperative complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. dr_cao@163.com
authors.forename: Ziang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Xiaozhe
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Xudong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Erkang
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging