Oesophagectomy without thoracotomy in the treatment of oesophagic neoplasm

Esofagectomía sin toracotomía en el tratamiento del neoplasma de esófago

Piacenza, Guillermo - Bergalli, Luis - Carriquiry, Luis - Pradines, Jorge - Montandon, Pablo - Rocha, Osvaldo

Resumen:

The oesophagectomy wlthout toracotomy technlqueis discussed in connectlon wlth eight cases treatedbetween 1979 and 1983.Cases treated and results are analyzed. Techniqueemployed is descrlbed.lmportance is given to the indication of the procedu·re that constitutes an alternativa method.Mention is made of the utility of same In begninpathology of oesophagus and malignant lesions of thehypopharinx.Finally, its advantages are examinad in connectionwith the thoracic and abdomlnal malignant pathologyof the oesophagus, stresslng the palliative character of. the procedure .


A propósito de 8 casos tratados entre 1979 y 1983 sediscute la técnica de esofagectomia sin toracotomia.Se analizan los casos tratados y sus resultados. Sedescribe la técnica empleada. Se jerarquiza la indica,ción del procedimiento que constituye un método dealternativa. Se menciona su utilidad en patología be,nigna del esófago y en lesiones malignas de la hipofaringe.Se discute, por último, sus indicaciones en la pa,tología maligna del esófago torácico y abdominal destacandoel carácter paliativo del procedimiento


Detalles Bibliográficos
1984
esófago
cirugía
esophagus
surgery
Español
Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/3587
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Resumen:
Sumario:The oesophagectomy wlthout toracotomy technlqueis discussed in connectlon wlth eight cases treatedbetween 1979 and 1983.Cases treated and results are analyzed. Techniqueemployed is descrlbed.lmportance is given to the indication of the procedu·re that constitutes an alternativa method.Mention is made of the utility of same In begninpathology of oesophagus and malignant lesions of thehypopharinx.Finally, its advantages are examinad in connectionwith the thoracic and abdomlnal malignant pathologyof the oesophagus, stresslng the palliative character of. the procedure .