Surgical treatment of 15 tracheoesophageal fistulas secondary to carcinoma of esophagus after radiotherapy / 中国癌症杂志
China Oncology
;
(12)1998.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-541683
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
To study the effectiveness of surgical treatment of 15 tracheoesophageal fistulas secondary to carcinoma of esophagus a fter radiotherapy.Methods:
clinical records of 15 tracheoesophageal fistulas secon dary to carcinoma of esophagus after radiotherapy were analysed.several surgical techniques were analyged for different cases.Results:
In all 15 cases, only two of them died,the postoperativ e death rate is 15.38%, and the total complication rate is 30.76%.1-year survi val is 50%, and the median-life span is 12 months.Conclusions:
Approriate surgical treatment together with active preoperative preparation, elaborative postoperative nursing care, can improve t he quality of life, reduce postoperative complication rate, and prolong survival .
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Oncology
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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