title: Bypass Operation as Palliation for Unresectable Esophageal Cancer: Selection of Suitable Patients.
abstract: We evaluated the bypass operation as palliation for unresectable esophageal cancer. In this study, patients were divided into 2 groups. Group A included 19 patients with good progress, defined as sufficient oral ingestion for more than 2 months. The other 10 patients were in Group B and had poor progress. Oral ingestion was impossible postoperatively in 2 of 29 cases. Although there is a difference of a grade, other patients could have improvement of quality of life. Patients with no preoperative therapy and patients whose nutrient state was maintained comparatively well had a good adaptation after bypass surgery. We concluded that if the surgeon chooses the patients carefully, bypass is a very useful operative method.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuwabara
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishiguro
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D018579:Patient Selection; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome