Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Cancer

식도암의 임상적 고찰

  • Published : 1995.03.01
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Abstract

From March 1989 to June 1994, 24 casesof esophageal cancer were treated surgically. Among 24, male was 22 cases, female was 2 cases, and the age ranged from 46 to 75, the mean was 59.8. Symptoms were dysphagia[86.9% , weight loss[65.2% and retrosternal pain or discomfort[47.8% . The tumor was located cervical esophagus in two, upper esophagus in three, middle esophagus in 12 and lower esophagus in 7. Among 24 patients, 22 were curative resection, partial esophagectomy with esophagogastrostomy[18 cases or colon interposition [3 cases , with total esophagectomy with musculocutaneous flap[1 case , with feeding jejunostomy or gastrostomy in two cases.Postoperative complications revealed 10 patients[45.4% , as followed ; pleural effusion and pneumonia in 5, passage disturbance in 4, empyema and wound infection in 3, esophagopleural fistula and sepsis in 2, anastomotic site leakage and respiratory failure in each 1. The operative mortality was 13.6 % [3/22 and causes of death were respiratory failure in 1 case and sepsis in 2 cases.During follow-up work, 8 cases died during follow-up period, mean survival time was 15.2 months in curative resection group. One year survival rate was 55.3% in resected group. Also, cancer recurrence revealed in 1 cases.

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