Surgical treatment of Siewert II adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction / 中华胃肠外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
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(12): 910-912, 2012.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the outcomes after surgical treatment of esophagogastric junction carcinoma (EGJC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and eighty-five patients with EGJC undergoing surgery from October 2000 to September 2006 at the Cancer Hospital of Shantou University were reviewed retrospectively. The clinical outcomes were compared between transthoracic and transabdominal approach.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Of the 185 patients, 133 underwent operation via transthoracic approach and 52 via transabdominal approach. The postoperative complication rates were 10.5%(14/133) and 11.5%(6/52) and the 1-, 3-, 5-year overall survival rates were 83.9%, 44.5%, 32.9% and 86.0%, 38.0%, 30.0% in transthoracic and transabdominal groups respectively, and the difference were not statistically significant (both P>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Surgical approach should be individualized for EGCJ.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
General Surgery
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Adenocarcinoma
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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Esophagogastric Junction
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Year:
2012
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Article
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