BACKGROUND & PURPOSE Despite potential advantages of gastric transposition there are some concerns about this surgical technique of esophageal substitution in children. In the current study the morbidity and functional outcome are surveyed in a series of patients undergoing gastric transposition due to extensive post-corrosive esophageal strictures. METHODS Retrospective analysis of children ...

a g e a e l l lthough the management of a cervical esophagogastric anastomotic leak occurring early after an esophagectomy s generally straightforward, and this complication is seldom ssociated with death, the long-term sequelae of a cervical eak are far from inconsequential. As we and others have bserved, as many as one-third of cervical esophagogastric nastomotic leaks result in an anastomoti...

Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is a rare malignancy and the prognosis is typically poor. There is currently a lack of appropriate treatment strategies and clear guidance. The current study presents the case of a 65-year-old female with a two-month history of progressive dysphagia, the investigations of which resulted in a diagnosis of PMME. The patient was treated with a rad...

A 73-year-old man underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by transhiatal esophagectomy with gastric tube reconstruction for advanced esophageal cancer with palliative intent. Cervical esophagogastrostomy with circular-stapled end-to-side anastomosis was performed; however, anastomotic fistula developed. Fever, severe pain in the nape of the neck and numbness of the left hand were noted afte...

BACKGROUND Thoracic procedures are currently performed by general and thoracic surgeons. Initial clinical outcome after training is a good measure of the quality of the surgical training received. METHODS We examined the morbidity and mortality for pneumonectomy, lobectomy and esophagectomy during one surgeon's first 2 years of practice; we collected data prospectively. The results were based...

Various surgical procedures are performed for benign and malignant esophageal lesions. These procedures include transthoracic esophageal resection through a right or left thoracotomy and transhiatal blunt esophageal resection (esophagectomy) without thoracotomy. The whole stomach, colon, gastric tube, jejunum, and free revascularized grafts may be used as substitutes for the resected esophagus....

background: the marginal length from main tumor in esophageal cancer is a considerable issue regarding surgical management and adjuvant treatment; so we decided to study the contractility effect on the proximal surgical margin after immersing it in10% buffered formalin as a fixative. methods: the proximal marginal length of  ten sequential patients with esophageal cancer who underwent transhiat...

BACKGROUND Stereotactic body radiotherapy has been a treatment choice for lung cancer, especially in medically inoperable patients. However, the acute and late toxicity to adjacent organs have been reported as an uncommon but severe adverse effect. CASE PRESENTATION A 65-year-old male was presented with his back pain and pyrexia. He had been followed up for non-small-cell lung cancer, which w...

BACKGROUND The study was aimed to identify pre- and intraoperative risk factors that potentially influence morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma with particular emphasis on the predominant tumor types. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between September 1985 and March 2004, 424 patients underwent esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma. Of these, 186 (43.9%) patients had a tr...