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MEGAOESOPHAGUS WITH MEDIASTINITIS TREATED BY PARTIAL OESOPHAGO‐GASTRECTOMY
Author(s) -
Kinsella V. J.
Publication year - 1955
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1955.tb05107.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinitis , gastrectomy , general surgery , surgery , cancer
Summary 1. A case of megaoesophagus is described. 2. The first point of interest is the large size of the oesophagus, reaching the lateral chest wall. 3. The second point is the influenza‐like febrile attacks caused by it. 4. The third point is its treatment by oesophago‐gastrectomy, after instrumental dilatation and Heller's operation had failed. Results are reported nearly four years later.