Complications and risks of the surgery of tumors of the upper digestive tract (Foregut)
Part I: Esophagus

Czech version

Authors: M. Duda ^1,2; L. Adamčík ²; M. Škrovina ²; T. Jínek ²
Authors‘ workplace: II. chirurgická klinika FN a LFUP Olomouc, přednosta: Prof. MUDr. Petr Bachleda, CSc ¹; Chirurgické oddělení nemocnice a KOC Nový Jičín, primář: MUDr. M. Škrovina, Ph. D. ²
Published in: Rozhl. Chir., 2013, roč. 92, č. 9, s. 523-529.
Category: Various Specialization

Práce je určena k postgraduálnímu vzdělávání lékařů.

Overview

Introduction:
The aim of the work is to evaluate acceptable mortality and morbidity associated with the esophageal resections for carcinoma.

Method:
The work analyses the data of patients with esophageal cancer from the Czech National Cancer Registry and it compares personal experience with complications and risks associated with the esophagectomy for carcinoma with the data from specialized literature published in recent years.

Results:
Despite improvements in the surgical technique and the perioperative intensive care, the esophagectomy maintains a relatively high morbidity and mortality. Published studies present mortality up to 10% and total morbidity between 40–60%. Respiratory complications are most frequent and significant and they reach up to 40% and the anastomotic dehiscence ranges from 0 to 25%. At the authors’ workplace in Nový Jičín, a total of 193 patients with the esophageal carcinoma were examined since 2007; 38% of these patients were indicated for operation and 62 esophageal resections with replacement were performed. The postoperative mortality within 30 days was 3.2% and the total morbidity was approximately 50%. Respiratory and cardiac complications were 28% and 18% respectively, fistula in the cervical anastomosis was seen in 5% and in the gastric tube in 3%, only one patient died from this surgical complication. The paralysis of the recurrent nerve occurred in 10%, and chylothorax in 3%. In almost all patients, the operation began with a laparoscopic revision to confirm operability and in 37% of the operated patients a video-assisted approach was used, most often the thoracoscopic mobilization of the esophagus.

Conclusion:
The surgical treatment of tumors of the esophagus is a highly specialized domain of thoracic surgeons specialized in the issuesof the esophagus. General trends for improving the morbidity and mortality include the use of minimally-invasive approaches, fast-track programs after the esophagectomy, and the application of principles of High-volume centres. The long-term prognosis of patients with esophageal cancer is principally dependent on the degree of advancement of the disease

Key words:
esophageal carcinoma – complications – risks – results

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