[Transhiatal esophagectomy]. / Esofagectomiile transhiatale.
Chirurgia (Bucur)
; 98(5): 431-6, 2003.
Article
in Ro
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-14999971
ABSTRACT
Between 1991-2001, 40 patients underwent esophagectomy without thoracotomy for caustic esophageal stenosis (26 cases), cervical esophageal cancer (1), lower esophageal cancer (7), and acute post-caustic oesophagitis (2). Thirty-four patients underwent transhiatal esophagectomy, 3 patients had an esophagectomy by "stripping" and in 3 other patients a combination of stripping and transhiatal esophagectomy. Postoperative complications included injuries of the laryngeal recurrent nerve (2), pulmonary complications (13), anastomotic leakage (5). Two patients died in the postoperative period one from a myocardial infarction and the other from an acute myocardial dilatation. Trans-hiatal esophagectomy can be considered as a viable alternative to transthoracic esophagectomy in the management of the benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus. Transhiatal esophagectomy is a safe method of resection because of its reported lower morbidity and mortality and similar survival rates compared to transthoracic esophagectomy.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Esophagectomy
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Esophageal Diseases
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
Ro
Journal:
Chirurgia (Bucur)
Year:
2003
Type:
Article