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KMID : 0364019930260080627
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1993 Volume.26 No. 8 p.627 ~ p.632
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Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Diseases
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Abstract
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A clinical study was performed on 64 cases of the esophageal diseases experienced at the Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery of Kyungpook University Hospital from Jan. 1988 through Dec. 1992.
@ES The result were as follows:
@EN The most common esophageal disease was cancer which occurred in 37.5% of the total. In esophageal cancer patients, 24 cases were operated on and cancer resection was feasible in 19 cases with 2 cases of hospital death. The overall 1 year
survival
rate was 41.6% and the most favorable follow up result was revealed in stage I group.
Esophageal stricture occurred in 22 cases and its causes were alkali and acid. The most common stricture site was mid-esphagus. Colon interposition was performed on 15 cases.
Achalasia occured in 8 cases and was treated with modified Heller's myotomy.
Esophageal perforation occurred in 6 cases and its operative mortality rate was 16.6%.
Two patients with congenital bronchoesophageal fistula were treated with surgical division. The first case, which occurred in an adult, is of Braimbridge, s typeII classification. The second one which occured in an child with sequestration, is of
Braimbridge, s type IV classification.
Diverticulectomy was performed in 1 case of esophageal diverticulum.
Enucleation of tumor was performed in 1 cases of esophageal leiomyoma. (Korean J Thoracic Cardiovas Surg 1993;26:627-32)
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