Comparison and analysis of the operation approach of esophageal carcinoma / 中国癌症杂志

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Purpose:To select a better operation approach for esophageal carcinoma. Methods:From 1958 to 1997, 945 patients of the middle third esophageal carcinoma of our hospital were underwent 5 types of operation.namely left thoracic approach esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy; right thoractomy anterolateral and abdomen esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy; right thoractomy anterolateral and abdomen and cervical approach esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy; right thoractomy posteriolateral, abdomen and cervical approach esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy; simple right thoracic approach esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy. The rate of resectability, rate of complication, rate of mortality and rate of survival of the 5 types of operation were using SAS package and significance test of contingency table. Results:The rate of resectability and the rate of 5 year survival in the five groups were 84.19% and 29.00%, 81.69% and 28.57%,83.65% and 26.19%,90.74% and 34.70%, 93.67% and 39.74%, respectively. Conclusions:Right thoracic approach esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy are considered superior the operation approach of esophageal carcinoma.