Esophagectomy for carcinoma in the octogenarian

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作者
Adam, DJ
Craig, SR
Sang, CTM
Cameron, EWJ
Walker, WS
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[1] Department of Thoracic Surgery, City Hospital, Edinburgh
[2] Department of Thoracic Surgery, City Hospital, Edinburgh, EH10 5SB, Greenbank Dr
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10.1016/0003-4975(95)00932-9
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Background. Esophageal carcinoma is predominantly a disease of the elderly, a group often only considered for palliative therapies. Methods. A case note review identified 31 octogenarians undergoing resection for carcinoma of the esophagus or gastric cardia over a 12-year period ending December 1994. Results. Nineteen patients made either an uncomplicated postoperative recovery (n = 12) or suffered minor complications (n = 7). Of the 12 patients who suffered moderate or severe complications, 5 died (in-hospital mortality, 16%). The deaths included 2 of 3 patients who underwent emergency operation for esophageal perforation and 3 of 28 patients who underwent elective esophagectomy (elective mortality rate, 10.7%). Nineteen of the 26 survivors (73%) experienced no further dysphagia. The 5-year survival rate was 17%. Conclusions. Elective esophageal resection can be performed safely in selected octogenarians who have no or few coexisting medical problems and present with a localized carcinoma that is technically easy to resect. Patients undergoing emergency operations or in whom moderate or severe postoperative complications develop often have poor physiologic reserve and are therefore at risk of early postoperative death.
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