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Robotic Myotomy and Partial Fundoplication for Achalasia
Published on: August 11, 2023
[Gastric pull-up reconstruction in hypopharyngeal and cervical oesophageal cancer]
J L Llorente Pendás1, A López Llames, J J González
1Servicio de ORL, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo. llorentependas@telefonica.net
Objective:
To determine the results of gastric pull-up reconstruction following pharyngo-laryngo-esophagectomy.
Methods:
The clinical data of 12 patients who were treated with pharyngolaryngo/esophagectomy were analysed, from 1995 to 2000. All patients had advanced disease, and required a gastric pull-up reconstruction. Clinical swallowing function and morbidity were evaluated postoperatively and the survival group was studied using a Kaplan-Meier survival curve.
Results:
Five cases of hypopharyngeal cancer and seven cases of cervical esophageal cancer were studied. In three cases a regional flap was used. A total of 16 cervical dissections were carried out. Only in 2 patients the nodes were free of metastasis. There were four hospital deaths. At discharge, 7 patients out of the 8 had a good swallowing. The most common complications were pulmonary (58%). The five years survival was 31%.
Conclusion:
Gastric pull up transposition must be used for reconstruction following pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy. Proper selection of patients may reduce considerably the morbidity and mortality of this surgical procedure.
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