[Surgery of malignant neoplasms of the esophagus]

A series of malignant cancers of the oesophagus operated in the period 1968-1978 is reported. The importance of preoperative denutrition is considered and the various nutritional techniques are outlined, with a note on their advantages and defects. Right intrathoracic oesophagogastroplasty carried out in malignant cancers of the middle third of the oesophagus is particularly discussed. This surgical technique is held to be preferable to intestinal transpositions in substitution of the oesophagus, and the results obtained in this series support the opinion.