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7683194

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
It is possible to achieve satisfactory palliation for most patients with malignant oesophageal obstruction by endoscopic means, surgical resection or radiotherapy. Despite these options, a small group of patients remains for whom another alternative should be considered. Fifteen patients presenting with extensive tumour, a non-dilatable stricture, or a tracheo-oesophageal fistula, not suitable for any of the standard methods of palliation, underwent palliative surgical bypass using stomach or colon. The hospital mortality was 33% and the median survival 6 months. Anastomotic leakage occurred in six patients and the median postoperative stay was 28 days (range 20-42 days). All patients who survived surgery, except one, achieved satisfactory palliation. The nature of these patients is such that whatever is done, mortality will almost inevitably be high. The authors believe that all patients in this series were better off than they would have been if left untreated, and oesophageal bypass should be considered for patients with distressing dysphagia due to disease not amenable to standard palliative methods.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0004-8682
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
333-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Surgical bypass for palliation of malignant oesophageal obstruction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article