Abstract
A nationwide retrospective 5-year survey was conducted, examining the surgical treatment of cancer of the esophagus and the esophagogastric junction in Hungary. The population of Hungary is at low risk of developing esophageal cancer, with an associated mortality rate of 5.84 per 100,000 in 1992. During the 5 years between 1988 and 1992, a total of 1197 resections were performed for cancer of the esophagus and cardia, with 817 for esophageal cancer (in the cervical area in 40, the upper and midthoracic areas in 436, and the lower third in 341), and 380 for cancer of the cardia. Most of the procedures were total or subtotal esophagectomy, performed in 629 patients, with the stomach being used for replacement of the esophagus in 555 (88.2%) patients, the right colon in 46 (7.3%) and the left colon in 28 (4.5%). Transhiatal blunt esophagectomy was performed in 264 patients, representing 22.0% of all resections. The overall leakage rate was 21%, occurring in 251 patients, and the overall mortality rate was 13.5%, or 162 patients. A very strong correlation existed between the experience of the departments where surgery was performed and the mortality rate.
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Faller, J. Surgery for esophageal and cardia cancer in Hungary: A nationwide retrospective five-year survey. Surg Today 26, 368–372 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00311610
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