PMID: 22340544Feb 22, 2012Paper

Is surgical treatment of cancer of the gastric cardia or esophagus associated with a concurrent major pulmonary operation feasible? One center's experience

Chinese Medical Journal
Xiao-Xin WangJian Li

Abstract

Pulmonary complications are a major cause of mortality after operation for cancer of the gastric cardia or esophagus. Although the risk involved in gastric cardiectomy or esophagectomy associated with a concurrent major pulmonary operation is expected to be much higher, it has seldom been evaluated on the basis of clinical experience. The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility and feasibility of the gastric cardiectomy or esophagectomy associated with a major pulmonary operation. From August 2003 to January 2011, 14 patients underwent concurrent gastric cardiectomy or esophagectomy and a major pulmonary operation in our hospital. This included eight for pulmonary invasion of esophageal carcinoma, and six for synchronous lung tumor. All patients underwent systematic lymph node dissection for cardiac or esophageal cancer. To prevent postoperative complications, the operative approach and dissection procedures for cardiac or esophageal carcinoma were modified according to the associated pulmonary operation and the extent of cancer invasion. All thoracotomies for cardiectomy or esophagectomy were performed on the same side as the major pulmonary operation. All patients underwent a curative operation. There were no dea...Continue Reading

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