Surgical treatment of 15 tracheoesophageal fistulas secondary to carcinoma of esophagus after radiotherapy
- VernacularTitle:食管癌放疗后并发食管气管瘘15例的外科治疗
- Author:
Shaoming ZHANG
;
Heng ZHANG
;
Xiaoping XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
esophageal carcinoma;
radiotherapy;
tracheoes ophageal fistula;
surgical treatment
- From:China Oncology
1998;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Purpose:To study the effectiveness of surgical treatment of 15 tracheoesophageal fistulas secondary to carcinoma of esophagus a fter radiotherapy. Methods:clinical records of 15 tracheoesophageal fistulas secon dary to carcinoma of esophagus after radiotherapy were analysed.several surgical techniques were analyged for different cases. Results:In all 15 cases, only two of them died,the postoperativ e death rate is 15.38%, and the total complication rate is 30.76%.1-year survi val is 50%, and the median-life span is 12 months. Conclusions:Approriate surgical treatment together with active preoperative preparation, elaborative postoperative nursing care, can improve t he quality of life, reduce postoperative complication rate, and prolong survival .
