Premium
OESOPHAGECTOMY WITHOUT THORACOTOMY IN THE TREATMENT OF OESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA
Author(s) -
Mcinnes IanE.,
Johnson WilliamR.
Publication year - 1987
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.1445-2197.1987.tb01272.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , carcinoma , surgery , esophagus , esophagectomy , general surgery , cancer , esophageal cancer
A group of patients with carcinoma of the oesophagus and cardia has been studied. Subtotal oesophagectomy without thoracotomy has been performed. The operation is briefly described, the complications and results are discussed and it is concluded that the operation of subtotal oesophagectomy without thoracotomy does have a place in the treatment of selected patients with carcinoma of the oesophagus.